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Democrats Demand End of Trump Tax Cuts — or Else No Infrastructure Funding
www.breitbart.com ^ | 29 Apr 2019 | SEAN MORAN

Posted on 04/30/2019 10:42:38 AM PDT by Red Badger

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Monday he would not support a national gas tax increase unless President Donald Trump is willing to repeal some of his administration’s tax cuts.

Ahead of a meeting with Trump on Tuesday on a potential infrastructure deal, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Schumer wrote a letter to Trump, saying that an infrastructure deal must be “comprehensive and include clean energy and resiliency priorities.”

Schumer and Pelosi said that the deal must “go beyond transportation and into broadband, water, energy, schools, housing and other initiatives. We must also invest in resiliency and risk mitigation of our current infrastructure to deal with climate change.”

The Democrat leadership’s letter arises as Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Monday that President Trump continues to mull whether to back a federal gas tax increase to pay for an infrastructure package.

Schumer reportedly will not back a gas tax increase unless Trump can undo the cost through repealing some of the GOP tax cuts.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: New York
KEYWORDS: botox; california; chuckschumer; incometaxes; larrykudlow; nancypelosi; newyork; sanfrancisco; sanfrannan; taxcutsandjobsact; taxreform; tcja; upchuckschumer
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To: Red Badger
Schumer and Pelosi said that the deal must “go beyond transportation and into broadband, water, energy, schools, housing and other initiatives. We must also invest in resiliency and risk mitigation of our current infrastructure to deal with climate change.”

That's a slush fund for vote buying, not an infrastructure bill.

21 posted on 04/30/2019 10:49:52 AM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: Red Badger

Who didn’t know this was a stunt?

I hate those people.


22 posted on 04/30/2019 10:50:24 AM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: Red Badger

They want to take back the crumbs.


23 posted on 04/30/2019 10:50:59 AM PDT by toast
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To: Red Badger

Chuckie, buddy, you’re at the table with a pro. As that great philosopher Amarillo Slim once said, “Look around the table. If you don’t see a sucker, you’re it.”


24 posted on 04/30/2019 10:51:04 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Red Badger

Did he add an emphatic foot stomp at the end of his statement?


25 posted on 04/30/2019 10:51:06 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Red Badger

This is the shoe drop from the meeting at the White House ref infrastructure. That is what they wanted, a sound bite / election issue.


26 posted on 04/30/2019 10:51:11 AM PDT by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt - dad's wisdom)
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To: Steely Tom
Not sure I'm completely clear on what you're trying to say.

I have been known, from time to time, to not enunciate my words in a communicable fashion.

27 posted on 04/30/2019 10:51:39 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: Red Badger

Yep. Like true Cons they will never give up on the Climate change scam either.


28 posted on 04/30/2019 10:53:08 AM PDT by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
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To: Red Badger
Infrastructure.


29 posted on 04/30/2019 10:53:49 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: taxcontrol

Which they?

Looks to me like a win-win for Trump as an election issue.

To Union guys: Your Rat pals won’t let you work unless we raise taxes!

To Everyone else & Union guys (They pay taxes too!): The Rats want to raise taxes!


30 posted on 04/30/2019 10:54:45 AM PDT by Reily
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To: Red Badger

What’s the definition of kabuki again?


31 posted on 04/30/2019 10:55:38 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Red Badger

32 posted on 04/30/2019 10:56:32 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Red Badger

I am contented to let the Dems block it.


33 posted on 04/30/2019 11:00:20 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Jim Robinson

I’m good with that...................


34 posted on 04/30/2019 11:03:52 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Nateman

Bush didn’t get the boot for raising taxes, although that was a SMALL part of it.

Bush was primarily shown the door for not finishing Saddam off. Rightfully so.


35 posted on 04/30/2019 11:04:42 AM PDT by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: Brilliant

Propose most of the infrastructure spending for dem territory. Let them AOC it!!


36 posted on 04/30/2019 11:05:06 AM PDT by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: Red Badger

Schumer is like a case of VD that will just not go away.


37 posted on 04/30/2019 11:05:12 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Red Badger

Win-win. Most infrastructure spending disappears into a black hole, anyway.


38 posted on 04/30/2019 11:08:34 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: Red Badger

Whoa!!! I thought I felt the earth shake. I was almost certain I saw the sun stop as well. Schmuckie is AGAINST a tax increase? Wow! I never thought I ever see the day that a demoncrap would be against a tax increase. Just incredible.


39 posted on 04/30/2019 11:09:30 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
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To: Red Badger

Fk U on Smuckie Saved me 3 K in taxes.


40 posted on 04/30/2019 11:10:48 AM PDT by Renegade
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