Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) quipped that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) was a "cheap date" for voting for President Trump’s giant tax and spending package, seemingly for a tax break for fishermen, during a House Rules Committee hearing on Tuesday.

The comment came after Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) asked House Ways and Means Committee Chair Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) about a new tax break for whalers and fishermen. It was one of many Alaska-specific items that were added to the bill in the final weeks.

"Are you talking about allowing someone who uses a harpoon to deduct the cost of that harpoon? That's correct, that's included," Smith........

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