Senator Strongwood reported that, contrary to a study cited by the administration, a thorough study by his own party concluded that a reduction in the capital gains tax would lead to an increase in the federal deficit  Hooray for common sense,  he said  Everyone knows that when you cut taxes you lose revenue
He concluded that the administration' s plan for reducing the capital gains tax was now dead, because he could not imagine any senator voting to increase the deficit
He assumes that senators will rarely vote for unpopular legislation.