Items tagged "Tax Increases"
This August, Obama will travel to several states campaigning for Democrat candidates in the House and Senate. According to Politico, he will participate in a high dollar, Los Angeles fundraiser for Nancy Pelosi. He also plans to make stops in Washington campaigning for Senate incumbent Patty Murray (via The Seattle Times). According to Resurgent Republic’s latest survey the voters in California and Washington had a lot to say about Obama’s performance so far and the scheduled tax increases.
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July 28, 2010
Democrats are aiming to push legislation extending Bush-era middle-class tax cuts ahead of midterm elections. But with Republicans and several Democrats advocating a similar extension for high-earners, too, prospects for passage before November balloting appear uncertain.
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July 28, 2010
Overwhelmingly Oppose Scheduled Tax Increases in New Survey, “Lame Duck Session” of Congress also opposed
Speaker Pelosi only last week refused to rule out a lame duck session of Congress to consider controversial legislation, seeking to set up Republicans for blame if they do, citing obstructionism. She is cutting against the grain of public opinion in key swing states, and Republicans should reinforce voter wariness of a possible lame duck session of Congress.
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July 28, 2010
The upcoming fight over the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts at the end of the year could motivate voters to cast their ballots against Democrats in a handful of tossup Senate races, a new poll finds.
The Resurgent Republic poll shows that voters in these tossup states overwhelmingly oppose letting the tax cuts expire on Dec. 31, the Hill reports.
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Doug Holtz-Eakin, President of American Action Forum, and Dean Baker, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, debate the tax increases set to go into effect January 1, 2011.
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