** Tax Cut Deal, Day 2 ** (updates thread)

[Clio the Leo]

I'm making this thread to post updates of the days happenings, things that dont really merit a whole new thread.

Joe the hottie the Vice President is headed to the hill to meet with the Senate at noon and the house in the afternoon (I may have that backwards.)
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/07/tax.deal/index.html


Steny Hoyer says Senate will move first on the tax deal, Dream Act will be brought up in the House this week.
http://twitter.com/#!/RussertXM_NBC/status/12184486611517440


More to come as I find it.....

[Clio the Leo]

1. "Hoyer: No agreement from House Dem leaders on President's tax plan at yesterday's meeting at WH"

http://twitter.com/#!/RussertXM_NBC/status/12183481727586304

[gateley]

2. Thanks, Clio! nt

[emulatorloo]

3. Thanks, Cleo - keep 'em coming. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

4. ** John Larson: President's tax plan "Very difficult" for Dem House members.

http://twitter.com/#!/RussertXM_NBC/status/12191618870280192

[Clio the Leo]

5. ** Sen. Coons: "could see myself voting for" the tax cut compromise, but "not happy about

http://twitter.com/#!/amyewalter/status/12195807172231168

[Clio the Leo]

6. Sen Dems Coons: VP "needs to reset the relationship" w/ Dem caucus

http://twitter.com/#!/amyewalter/status/12196195493478400

[gademocrat7]

7. Thanks, Clio

[Clio the Leo]

8. ** Udall (D-Colo.) says he is opposed to tax cut deal.

http://twitter.com/#!/cbudoffbrown/status/12204180911427584

[Clio the Leo]

9. ** Lautenberg: "I don't like what I see because it looks like..."

"Lautenberg: "I don't like what I see because it looks like there was a ransom paid with a kind of let them eat cake attitude."
http://twitter.com/#!/cbudoffbrown/status/12206873360994304

lol OUCH!

[Clio the Leo]

10. ** "House Leaders Criticize, but Don’t Object to Tax Deal"

http://www.rollcall.com/news/-201229-1.html?ET=rollcall:e9403:80092877a:&st=email

[Clio the Leo]

11. ** Pelosi: 'We Will Continue Discussions' With Obama And Dem Caucus On Tax Cuts

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/12/pelosi-we-will-continue-discussions-with-obama-and-dem-caucus-on-tax-cuts.php

[Clio the Leo]

12. ** Tax Deal Opponents Shut Down White House Phones

http://www.rollcall.com/news/-201228-1.html

WHY folks weren't calling their Representatives back in September when they blocked the vote is anyone's guess.

[Clio the Leo]

13. ** afl-cio opposes tax deal ...

afl-cio opposes tax deal even w/ 13m UI, Trumka "The gains for the middle class and jobless workers in the deal come at too high a price"

http://twitter.com/#!/samsteinhp/status/12220829609758720

[Clio the Leo]

14. **late afternoon updates....

(sorry gang, had to take a nap after all that exictment)

Reid asked if Obama tax deal will pass. "No, I think we'll have to do some more work on it"
http://twitter.com/#!/Todd_Zwillich/status/12227979014836225

Sen Tom Harkin, D, a no on tax deal unless it changes.
http://twitter.com/#!/Todd_Zwillich/status/12229225239027712

Sen Lieberman, was there anger in the Dem caucus over #taxes? "There was emotion."
http://twitter.com/#!/Todd_Zwillich/status/12230619446648832

Speaker Pelosi says of Dem response to Obama tax cut plan: "so far the response has not been ver good."
http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/12254583506079746

"We have some unease," Pelosi says of Obama plan & admits to being in the dark: "we didn't realize...agreement was going to be announced."
http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/12254901706952704

Lieberman: most Senate Democrats will back tax plan
http://www.reuters.com/article/

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I.-VT) says he'll "do everything I can to defeat" the tax cut deal, doesn't rule out filibuster.
http://twitter.com/#!/DaviSusan/status/12249648135675905

senior Dem counting votes tells me "deal is done. House (Dems) freaking out ... but basically done in Senate"
http://twitter.com/#!/edhenrycnn/status/12257451772477440

Sen. BILL Nelson (Florida) on board with tax cut deal
http://bit.ly/gmLYpD

[Clio the Leo]

15. ** Biden will talk to House Dems tomorrow....

.... looks like he spent all day with the Senate, was supposed to talk to both today.

http://www.rollcall.com/news/-201275-1.html?ET=rollcall:e9408:80092877a:&st=email