The AFL-CIO is ratcheting up its opposition to excise taxes found in the Senate health care reform bill this week. As Democrats huddle together in Senate meeting rooms trying to hash out a bill that can get 60 votes, organized labor is joining the chorus of opposition to aspects of the Senate reform package on Capitol Hill today with a rally outside the Senate and a print advertising blitz in Capitol Hill newspapers.
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