House Dems: No Dice on Tax Cut Deal
Sorry, Barry, but you may have to amend your GOP-appeasing ways—at least if House Democrats have anything to do with it. President Barack Obama’s tax cut plan raised cries of dismay earlier this week, and on Thursday, House Dems shot it down in a vote. Now, time for round two. —KA ABC News: House Democrats voted Thursday to reject President Barack Obama’s tax deal with Republicans in its current form, but it was unclear how significantly the package might need to be changed. By voice vote in a closed caucus meeting, Democrats passed a resolution saying the tax package should not come to the House floor for consideration as written, even though no formal House bill has been drafted. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., introduced the resolution. Said Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas: “If it’s take it or leave it, we’ll leave it.” The vote will at least temporarily stall what had seemed to be a grudging Democratic movement toward the tax package. Read more Related Entries December 9, 2010 Angry House Dems Reject Bush-Obama Tax Cuts December 9, 2010 Every Man His Own Historian
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House Dems: No Dice on Tax Cut Deal
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