Pence to delay Mideast trip as tax deal nears vote

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Pence to delay Mideast trip as tax deal nears vote
Fox News, Dec 14, 2017, KEN THOMAS  | Associated Press

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The White House said Thursday that Pence now plans to leave for Egypt on Tuesday so he can preside over the Senate during a likely vote next week on the Republicans' sweeping tax package. Pence serves as president of the Senate. Pence also shortened the length of his planned trip to the region after Palestinian officials and leading Muslim and Christian clerics in Egypt said they would refuse to meet with him.

Pence had originally been scheduled to leave Saturday for Israel, following President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Pence spokeswoman Alyssa Farah said the vice president now would travel first to Egypt and then to Israel.


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