Senate Democrats Block a Vote on President Obama’s Tax Plan
Senate Democrats today blocked a vote on President Obama’s own tax plan.
On Monday President Obama called on Congress to pass an extension of Bush-era tax cuts for middle-income earners while letting rates on wealthier Americans rise at the end of the year.
“My message to Congress is this,” Obama said Monday, “Pass a bill extending the tax cuts for the middle class. I will sign it tomorrow. Pass it next week, I’ll sign it next week. ”
So today senate Republican leadership offered hold a vote in the Senate today on the president’s plan.
“My recommendation is we give the president what he asked for,” McConnell said.
Republicans are in essence calling the president’s bluff that there is support in the Democratic Senate for his plan.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah said, “it tells us that the president’s tax increase plan is not just an economic disaster, it’s a political loser. And they know it.
