Rep. Peter Welch Circulates Letter Urging Dems To Submarine Tax Cut Deal Posted:

[laughingliberal]

WASHINGTON -- Just minutes after we reported a potential tax cut deal between Republicans and the White House, the first congressional Democrat is out urging his colleagues to submarine the deal.

Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) circulated a letter to his colleagues urging them to oppose the deal on grounds that it is "fiscally irresponsible." Addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the letter reads as follows:

Read the letter: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/06/peter-welch-tax-cut-deal_n_792837.html

[Lucinda]

1. TY for the link!

[Hannah Bell]

2. kr.

[ClassWarrior]

3. To the Greatest Page with thee!!

:kick:

NGU.

[cali]

4. and here's the letter

We oppose acceding to Republican demands to extend the Bush tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires for two reasons.

First, it is fiscally irresponsible. Adding $700 billion to our national debt, as this proposal would do, handcuffs our ability to offer a balanced plan to achieve fiscal stability without a punishing effect on our current commitments, including Social Security and Medicare.

Second, it is grossly unfair. This proposal will hurt, not help, the majority of Americans in the middle class and those working hard to get there. Even as Republicans seek to add $700 billion to our national debt, they oppose extending unemployment benefits to workers and resist COLA increases to seniors.

Without a doubt, the very same people who support this addition to our debt will oppose raising the debt ceiling to pay for it.

We support extending tax cuts in full to 98 percent of American taxpayers, as the President initially proposed. He should not back down. Nor should we.

[sasha031]

5. can you imagine, the Dem's have to go down fighting with a Dem pres

it's a mutiny

[slay]

6. I'll sign letters, petitions and will be making LOTS of call tomorrow

this is some grade A BULLSHIT Obama tried to pawn off on us today with his Tax Cuts For Billionaires. Dems need to fight this!

Glad to see Welch doing this - I'm sure Kucinich and many others in the house will be on board.

Bernie Sanders says he may filibuster it in the senate.

I'm glad people are pissed about this - they should be! Dems need to grow a spine NOW!

[gateley]

7. I don't know if I've ever seen people so angry. nt

[ClassWarrior]

15. No kidding. Nearly all the guests on MSNBC have been spitting nails tonight.

It's about time.

NGU.

[sasha031]

8. me too, I'm calling the Senate tomorrow

[laughingliberal]

9. Me too. Reid and Ensign. Doubt it will change anything but I'm calling. nt

[democrank]

10. More spine from the great state of Vermont!

YAY!

[cali]

11. Peter Welch is a great advocate and a worthy replacement in the House

for Bernie.

[pa28]

12. Update: "house Democrats haven't agreed to anything yet".

Open revolt would be an embarrassment for the President but it could also be the catalyst for a turnaround. I hope it happens.

[laughingliberal]

13. +1000 nt

[pa28]

14. Theres more! Obama also gave up a cut in the inheritance tax (to seal the deal I guess)

Time for Democrats in Congress to sit down with the President. Write notes about how much they love him but hate to see him being a shadow of himself and stage an intervention.