The pair called for a permanent extension of tax cuts at all income levels, just as a vigorous floor debate was under way about Democratic legislation to extend tax relief for just the middle class.
Twenty Democrats voted against the bill, and three Republicans supported it. Now it goes to the Senate where it will face immediate -- and likely fatal -- opposition.
Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform is angry with Judd Gregg, Tom Coburn and Mike Crapo for supporting the Obama debt panel recommendations.
The House is poised to vote Thursday on extending the Bush tax cuts -- but not for higher-income earners. Negotiations on the issue continue.
A USA Today/Gallup poll finds a strong mandate for continuing the Bush-era tax cuts for at least all middle-class Americans, but for those who would exclude the wealthy, there are differences about what the cutoff point should be.
Both parties in Congress stubbornly refuse to learn the real message of the 2010 elections -- voters hate short-term political gimmickry.
After their first meeting since the elections, the president and GOP leaders sounded cooperative notes, but no specifics were mentioned.
Americans back cuts in federal spending over increasing taxes as the way to reduce the federal deficit by almost 2-to-1, but are ambivalent when it comes to tackling the most expensive programs.
Pelosi objected when the White House signaled recently it was ready to deal with Republicans on extending Bush-era tax cuts for high-income earners.
The public overall wants lame-duck lawmakers to extend the Bush tax cuts in some form and prevent the return of the estate tax, but beneath the surface is a sharp partisan divide.
It's deficit-obsession month in Washington, but nobody is giving thanks. The holiday season will be spent arguing over how to most wisely inflict pain.
The Wednesday conference session provided a stage to introduce new governors and affirm GOP priorities.
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