Merkley To Dems: Don’t Give GOP An Inch On Bush Tax Cuts | Talking Points Memo

At least one Democratic senator says that he’s encouraging members on his side of the aisle not to give Republicans one inch in the ongoing fight over how to address the expiration of the Bush tax cuts. He says the legislative landscape offers his party tremendous leverage in the fight and unless Republicans are willing to begin negotiating in good faith, Dems should allow the cuts to expire entirely and then retroactively pass new tax cuts that don’t benefit the wealthiest Americans.


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