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Article snippet: Senate Republicans have significant momentum ahead of a possible vote this week on tax legislation following a meeting of their caucus with President Trump. Trump has made clear he’s willing to deal with senators on their individual demands, and his offerings paid quick dividends Tuesday. Within an hour of the Trump meeting, the Senate Budget Committee voted to advance the tax bill on a party-line vote. Two Republicans who just a day prior had threatened to vote against the measure, Sens. MORE (Tenn.), voted in favor of it. Passage of those measures could persuade Collins, who is worried the tax bill’s inclusion of language eliminating ObamaCare’s insurance mandate could raise premiums. “[Trump] said that he understood the need to have something to offset the premium increases and appeared very open” to signing the two bills into law, she said after a separate meeting with Trump. Collins said her optimism on the bill is growing because of the feedback she’s received about her concerns on health care and other issues. “I believe that a lot of my concerns, it appears, are going to be addressed and that I’m going to be given the opportunity to offer amendments on the Senate floor on these areas,” she said after the lunch. Collins also made it clear that GOP leaders and members of the Senate Finance Committee are focused on winning her over. “I think they’re eager to help me get to yes,” a smiling Collins told reporters. The positive signals bode well for GOP hopes... Link to the full article to read more