Speaker Pelosi: On The House Democratic Caucus Resolution on Tax Cuts

[ProSense]

On The House Democratic Caucus Resolution on Tax Cuts

by Speaker Pelosi

House Democrats share the President’s commitment to providing the middle class with a tax cut to grow the economy and create jobs. The House passed a bill last week to provide tax cuts for all Americans but not a bonus tax cut to millionaires and billionaires. The extra tax cut for the top 3 percent does not create jobs and increases the deficit. Unfortunately, Senate Republicans blocked the bill from being approved by the Senate.

In the Caucus today, House Democrats supported a resolution to reject the Senate Republican tax provisions as currently written. We will continue discussions with the President and our Democratic and Republican colleagues in the days ahead to improve the proposal before it comes to the House floor for a vote.

Democratic priorities remain clear: to provide a tax cut for working families, to create jobs and economic growth, to assist millions of our fellow Americans who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own, and to do this in a fiscally sound way.

[stray cat]

1. But do republicans and some dems have the votes to pass it?

[flpoljunkie]

5. Barney Frank says yes. Dems who vote No will be pounded in the '12 elections by R's if they vote no

--unless they are in very blue districts, of course. This is what they feared in the recent mid-terms if they did not vote for a tax cut for all those non-existent 'job creators.'

[no limit]

2. I hope nancy doesn't cave.

[tabatha]

3. Nancy Pelosi, my heroine.

Thank you.

[Still a Democrat]

4. I must admit I am surprised

I thought Nancy would ultimately support the package.

[egoclothes]

7. This is just a resolution. Time will tell what she ultimately approves.

[leveymg]

6. Hear, hear! Nancy does her job, again. How about you guys? - Ya, you too, in the sharp suits.

Take your clues from the lady from California, and get a spine.

[Life Long Dem]

8. Oh they can continue discussions all they want.

But when time runs out and the tax cuts expire we blame you. Obama had a deal in place. Remember this.

[Milo_Bloom]

10. You mean we THANK her for stopping that madman

in the whitehouse.

[Rageneau]

9. If Obama and Biden quit, this lady could be our president.

Can we talk them into it?