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Harry Reid Joined In Romney Tax Return Fight By Workers Voice, AFL-CIO Super PAC
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/06/reid-romney-tax-return-workers-voice_n_1746568.html?utm_hp_ref=politicsThe Huffington Post | By Sabrina Siddiqui Posted: 08/06/2012 8:54 am Updated: 08/06/2012 9:09 am
Workers Voice, the super PAC of the AFL-CIO, is supporting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the fight over Mitt Romney's tax returns.
The super PAC announced plans on Monday to ramp up efforts calling on the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to release more tax returns. The largest union-affiliated super PAC, Workers Voice launched a petition where anyone can sign and back up the recent charge led by Reid. The group also plans to add the tax return issue to its protests outside of Romney campaign events.
Workers Voice is also doing an extra push to support Reid in his home state of Nevada. Las Vegas AFL-CIO executive secretary-treasurer Danny Thompson released the following statement Monday to coincide with Reid's upcoming visit to the Silver State for the Clean Energy Summit:
"Romney's secretive behavior in hiding his tax returns raises questions about if he actually did pay any taxes or if he had enough corporate loopholes to avoid paying his fair share. Our members pay their fair share every day -- Romney could learn what it really means to support your country from their leadership example. If Romney paid taxes, then let's see it. If he didn't, then he doesn't meet the leadership qualities required by our members to win Nevada in November."