GOP offer the ‘Gift of Coal’ for 2 million Americans this Christmas - Las Vegas Democrat | Examiner.com
A few days ago the Republican Party filibustered a Democratic Party Bill to extend unemployment benefits for 2 million Americans as we approach Christmas. Then Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) sent a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and the Democrats which was signed by all 42 Senate Republicans saying, “we will not agree to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to any legislative item “, meaning they will filibuster everything until they get what they want, which is to extend the Bush era tax cuts for the richest people in America.
The Letter: (Full Text)
"We write to inform you that until the Senate has acted to fund the government and we have prevented the tax increase that is currently awaiting all American taxpayers. With little time left in this Congressional session, legislative scheduling should be focused on these critical priorities. While there are other items that might ultimately be worthy of the Senate's attention, we cannot agree to prioritize any matters above the critical issues of funding the government and preventing a job-killing tax hike."
In a rare Saturday Senate session, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid held two votes on extending the Bush era tax cuts for the middle class, but excluded the tax cuts on the rich. The first vote was to extended them for families making under $250,000 and the second vote was extending for families making under $1 million dollars. Both votes did not get the 60 votes needed to end the republican filibuster and allow the full senate to debate the tax cuts and then vote on the legislation which would then only a require a simple majority to pass.
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