The news is full of reports that President Obama has cut a deal with Republican leaders in Congress on taxes.
There is one good element in this bill: the 13 month continuation of extended unemployment insurance for which we’ve been fighting.
But the price the Republicans have demanded for this good policy is an unnecessary and unjust extension of the Bush tax cuts for millionaires and a further reduction in the estate tax.
A growing number of Democratic Members of Congress are saying that extended unemployment insurance should not be held hostage to tax cuts for the rich. They are telling their leaders and the President to stand up and fight for a better deal. Their position reflects all of the polls, which show 70% of the public opposing a continuation of the Bush tax cuts.
Congress will be voting on the deal before they go home for the holidays. Don’t wait! Please send your emails now.
The Team at Keystone Progress and PennAction,