Posted on 12/13/2010 11:40:41 PM PST by onyx
_resident Obama's $858 billion tax package won a huge bipartisan majority in the Senate Monday evening, setting it up for a contentious debate in the House.
In a 83-15 vote, the Senate quashed a filibuster by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Va.).
Fifteen lawmakers voted against it, including five Republicans: Sens. Tom Coburn (Okla.), Jim DeMint (S.C.), Jeff Sessions (Ala.), John Ensign (Nev.) and George Voinovich (Ohio).
Nine Democrats and one independent voted against the bill: Sens. Jeff Bingaman (N.M.), Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Russ Feingold (Wis.), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), Kay Hagan (N.C.), Frank Lautenberg (N.J.), Pat Leahy (Vt.), Carl Levin (Mich.), Mark Udall (Colo.) and Sanders.
It makes no sense to me to provide huge tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires while we drive up the national debt that our children and grandchildren will have to pay," Sanders said in a statement after the vote.
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A vote on final passage could happen as soon as Tuesday if opponents agree to waive the 30 hours that must elapse after a vote to end a filibuster.
Given Mondays lopsided vote, the package is expected to win final passage easily, which one Democratic leadership aide predicted would likely happen on Wednesday.
Obama said he understands members of both parties are "unhappy" with the compromise, but he said the package is "first and foremost" a "substantial victory" for middle-class families.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
The ethanol tax credit would cost about $6 billion in 2011. Taxpayers for Common Sense noted the Government Accountability Office found the credit duplicative of the current renewable fuels standard.
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THEN VOTE "no" CORRUPT BASTARD!
The stupid party just got rolled by Obama.
Thoroughly disappointing.
Corrupt, deaf and stupid. What the heck do they think November was all about?
Senators
Tom Coburn (Okla.)
Jim DeMint (S.C.)
Jeff Sessions (Ala.)
John Ensign (Nev)
And the retiring Voinovich.
The others have no excuse for voting FOR this Christmas Tree. The new Congress was ready to take it on righteously.
Disappointing doesn’t begin to describe my furor!
Idiots. They are on probation and they’re failing.
Yet again, they cleverly negotiated to get both bad press and a bad deal!
Mmm..Pork, Pork, Pork!
This is a NEW DEAL. A pork ridden stimulus bill with 70+ additions from what was originally already a bad deal to temporarily extend existing tax rates in exchange for a 13 month extension of the max 99 weeks unemployment and an increase in the death tax.
ETHANOL and everyone can see the price of cereal going up!
What is the main ingredient? Would it be “corn”?
These people are corrupt, deaf and stupid.
Lib Lie Slayer predicted this thing would be 8000 paghes (give or take 1000) and he’s going to be proved right.
13 *additional* months of unemployment bennies is unconscionable! Call it welfare for the able!
Only 5 Republicans voted NO
Sens. Tom Coburn (Okla.)
Jim DeMint (S.C.)
Jeff Sessions (Ala.)
John Ensign (Nev.)
George Voinovich (Ohio)
KUDOS to you guys... Others shafted us
Yep, they’re weenies. They folded a Royal Flush.
Jim DeMint is now my ‘PARTY LEADER’
We don’t forget !
We will act !
Oh, great. More stimulus. Crap on a stick!
Making notes, and taking names...
Good post, onyx. Thank you!
America in a death spiral.
He needs to challenge McConnell. No more of this “deal making.”
Please EVERYONE call and email DeMint, Ensign, Sessions and Voinovich and ask them NOT to waive the 30 hrs. If they refuse it will push the vote to Wednesday and push the DREAM Act vote to next week--if at all. We MUST run out the clock on the DREAM amnesty disaster! Forget the tax cuts, or START or DADT. the DREAM scam would push this nation over the cliff.
FRegards,
LH
It never slows down... tick tock.
I’m not going to let it depress me. I plan on getting even. lol
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