Senate Dems talking tough on not extending Bush tax cuts

Filed in National by on July 16, 2012

This cockamamie Democratic backbone thing seems to be spreading.

There is absolutely no way President Obama or Democrats will permit the Bush-era tax cuts on high incomes to be extended, a party leader declared in a speech Monday.

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the No. 4 Democrat and senior budget member, unequivocally promised her party will shoot down GOP efforts to prevent tax rates on incomes above $250,000 to rise by 3.6 percent to Clinton-era levels, even if it means letting rates go up on middle incomes.

“If Republicans won’t work with us on a balanced approach, we are not going to get a deal,” Murray said in Washington, D.C. at the Brookings Institution. “Because I feel very strongly that we simply cannot allow middle class families and the most vulnerable Americans to bear this burden alone.”

I expect Senate Republicans to demand an apology any minute.

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  1. puck says:
    July 16, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    Finally Democrats are learning to negotiate from strength. Boehner and McConnell are already freaking out. Check out how many GOP buzzwords Boehner can cram into a sentence.

    Murray:

    “I also think many Republicans are starting to realize something important: On January 1st, if we haven’t gotten to a deal, Grover Norquist and his pledge are no longer relevant to this conversation,” she said. “If the Bush tax cuts expire, every proposal will be a tax cut proposal, and the pledge will no longer keep Republicans boxed in and unable to compromise.”

  2. puck says:
    July 17, 2012 at 9:59 am

    On vigil today to see if Murray’s comments get walked back. I hope the press asks other Senate Dems for their reaction. If nobody stands and applauds, it’s just a trial balloon and not a plan.

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