The survey, conducted last Thursday through Saturday, shows a generic Democrat leading a generic Republican, 44 percent to 37 percent, with 19 percent of registered voters undecided. | Zach Gibson/Getty Images Senate Finance Committee approves GOP tax reform plan

The Senate's tax-writing committee this evening approved Republicans' sweeping plan to overhaul the tax code.

The Finance Committee voted along party lines, 14-12, to forward the proposal on to the full Senate. Approval came after four days of sometimes testy consideration, during which Republicans substantially revised the measure while voting down dozens of Democratic amendments.


Senate leaders aim to take up the bill — which would cut both business and individual taxes while killing Obamacare's individual mandate requiring health insurance — after Thanksgiving.

The Finance panel's vote came hours after the House approved its own competing tax plan. Lawmakers aim to get compromise legislation to President Donald Trump's desk by the end of the year.