WASHINGTON – Far-reaching legislation to avert a Jan. 1 income-tax increase for millions won overwhelming support in a Senate test vote on Monday, backed by an uneasy and unusual alliance between the White House and lawmakers in both parties.
By a vote of 83 to 15, the measure easily cleared the 60-vote threshold needed for most legislation to advance in the 100-seat Senate.….
In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and his GOP counterpart, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, were joint sponsors of the bill, a symbolic gesture of bipartisanship on an issue that produced nothing but gridlock until midterm elections gave Republicans additional leverage in negotiations.
“We’re telling the American people to keep money that’s rightfully theirs, so they can spend it and invest it as they please,” said McConnell.
In a jab at Democrats, he added, “This is an important shift, and the White House should be applauded for agreeing to it.”
Do House Democrats (like the eternally annoying Anthony Wiener) really think they can stop this?
Add another $850 Billion to the Obama’s deficit!
should every Republican be primaried? They didn’t want to extend unemployment benefits as it would impact the deficit, but they are okay with them now that they could add on additional tax breaks that are not offset that adds more to the deficit? John, what do you think of the Republicans that signed off and negotiated this deal? As you have put it in the past, haven’t they learned anything for November?
I want taxes to go up for “everyone”.
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p>My only hope is that the new Republican majority in the House will have 2 main goals, jobs and reducing government spending (with a commensurate deficit reduction).
with fewer jobs–reducing government spending, that is.
continuation of the job-creation heyday that existed between 2000-2006.