Michelle Malkin
9/29/2010
GOP turns up the heat on panicked Dems over tax hikes:
Appearing at the weekly Republican leadership press conference, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) decried Democratic Leaders’ intent to adjourn for the fall without allowing an up-or-down vote to stop all of the tax increases set to take effect on January 1. Boehner issued the following statement:
“A vote to adjourn this Congress without an up-or-down vote to stop all the tax hikes is a vote to raise taxes and destroy more jobs. American families and small businesses deserve better. This Congress has a chance to help end uncertainty for families and small businesses by stopping all the tax hikes set to take effect on January 1. If Democratic Leaders leave town without stopping all of the tax hikes, they are turning their backs on the American people.
Read: 47 Democrats Side With GOP on Some Tax Cuts
The Hill says Boehner is resisting a discharge petition drive. What say you?
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday blasted Democratic leaders for blocking a vote extending all the Bush-era tax cuts, but appeared resistant to using a procedural maneuver called a “discharge petition” to force a vote on the issue.
“A discharge petition has to sit around for 30 legislative days and I don’t think the American people want to wait that long,” he told reporters.
A discharge petition with at least 218 member signatures forces a floor vote on a bill without it going through regular order. The tactic can be used when a majority of House members want to pass a particular initiative that is being blocked by leaders.
Over 40 House Democrats have already called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to stop tax hikes from occurring next year and Boehner said a majority of members in his chamber support extending all the Bush tax cuts.
Update via Ace of Spades HQ: House Democrats Win Vote to Adjourn by One Vote. Conservative Pup has this update: Dan Boren Stands With Nancy Pelosi, Votes to Adjourn Without Voting on Tax Cuts
