Fiscal Cliff Deal Opposed By Major Conservative Groups
Source: Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- Three influential conservative groups that helped to defeat Speaker John Boehner's "Plan B" before Christmas called for a "no" vote on the fiscal cliff deal struck by the White House and the Senate. The calls of opposition from these groups appear to have been heard by House Republicans, who are refusing to support the deal passed by the Senate.
The ultra-conservative Club for Growth stated, "This bill raises taxes immediately with the promise of cutting spending later. Tax rates will go up on marginal income, capital gains, dividends, and even certain estates when a person passes away. But it also delays the sequester for at least two months, breaking the promise made by Congress in 2011 to cut government spending. And, among other things, it includes an unpaid for extension of unemployment benefits."
Heritage Action, the political arm of the Heritage Foundation, echoed these concerns, "To be clear, this is a tax increase. ... Heritage Action opposes the kick-the-can tax increase and will include it as a key vote on our legislative scorecard."
FreedomWorks President and CEO Matt Kibbe opposed Senate passage of the deal and wrote to his group's members to call their senator to express their opposition. "I urge you to call your states two U.S. Senators and ask them to vote NO on the McConnell-Obama bill to raise taxes and postpone the promised sequester savings. We will count any vote on this proposal as a KEY VOTE when calculating the FreedomWorks Economic Freedom Scorecard for 2012."
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/01/fiscal-cliff-deal-conservative-groups_n_2393397.html
I think House Republicans have to allow passage of the bill to avoid further tarnishing the Republican brand, as well as further humiliating their leader John Boehner, but it would not be too surprising if House Republicans once again turn on their constituents and follow the ultra right wing dictates of groups that will funnel billions into the 2014 elections.
Skittles
(153,226 posts)what else is new?
Drum
(9,200 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)with us to finally change Citizens United after these threats. Nah,not going to happen. The demise of the Grumpy Old Peoples party =the Wigs.
Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)Grumpy Old White Male Party = GOWM
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)Go STFU!
LW1977
(1,237 posts)Pissing and moaning in the Robert Reich thread. Wouldn't it be nice if we all could have ponies that grant three wishes.
loyalkydem
(1,678 posts)your blood pressure will thank you
goclark
(30,404 posts)It makes me really mad when they say they are " Progressive" and they don't like Obama.
Well they need to be at a "Progressive Forum" - that let's them think and post like Rethugs.
Ms.goclarkOBAMA
PS/ One thing I love about DU is that I can get the BEST POLITICAL OPINIONS in the WORLD that work to see that DEMOCRATS get elected and supported.
to popular opinion, they really are, the pissers and whiners, anti-obama. They voted for him because the mittshit and lyinryan were so bad. Quislings and backstabbers abound on this site, with some sane, rational and reasoning progressive and liberals keeping things in balance. My small opinion.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)They have no right to interfere with our democracy!!! Hopefully we can get a more reasonable supreme court and clip their wings!
olddad56
(5,732 posts)Lets eliminate the department of illegal invasions, and homeland insecurity. That should cut spending enough.
Turbineguy
(37,375 posts)the Soviet Union.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,304 posts)they came out against sufferage, the repeal of slavery and any teaching that says the earth is round.
Cha
(297,809 posts)like this one. "Club for Growth" rofl.. they mean Club for Stunted.