washington u.s. senate republicans appear enough vote wednesday pass budget measure crucial president donald trump hop enact tax reform legislation end year senate republican whip john cornyn charge marshal vote legislation say expect fiscal 2018 spend blueprint draw support necessary unlock legislative tool enable republicans move tax reform bill senate without help democrats ask republicans enough vote pass budget measure cornyn tell reuters believe do resolution require approval least 50 lawmakers 100-seat chamber vice president mike pence able cast tie-breaking vote senate expect vote budget resolution thursday republicans control senate 52-48 margin democrats largely oppose trump plan deliver trillion tax cut businesses individuals republicans afford lose vote among budget approve senate house representatives would allow republicans use procedure know reconciliation move tax legislation senate simple majority rather 60 vote normally require republican senator rand paul fiscal hawk threaten vote measure republicans would need lose three vote measure fail appear two republicans oppose resolution wednesday republicans vote democratic amendments prevent tax cut wealthy americans protect fund medicare medicaid health insurance program elderly poor early wednesday trump talk 18 members tax-writing senate finance committee include republicans five democrats re-election state trump 2016 presidential election white house hop democrats open work trump late white house attempt recruit democratic support ensure tax reform meet fate republican efforts repeal obamacare fail senate republicans could muster enough vote trump top republicans insist tax plan would benefit middle class analysts argue wealthy americans would benefit wednesday left-leaning center american progress release report say trump personally would get 23 million year propose business tax cut heirs heirs cabinet members would reap 3.5 billion repeal federal inheritance tax senator ron wyden committee top-ranking democrat attend wednesday meet say warn trump middle-class voters would hurt plan proposal eliminate 4,000 personal exemption deduction state local tax plan start middle class serious hole go pretty hard fix wyden tell reporters democrats oppose republican budget resolution part would allow tax legislation expand federal deficit 1.5 trillion next decade senate republicans appear vote pave way tax reform