The economic stimulus bill has passed the House with Barack Obama and the Dem leadership's concessions to the Republican party. However, the Senate is still working on it. They have the opportunity to right a wrong here that will not only show they have some spine, but most importantly help the American people get back on their feet.
From The Huffington Post:
Rank-and-file Congressional Democrats had been willing to give Republicans the business tax cuts and other provisions they wanted in the stimulus. That is, up until every single one voted against the bill on the House floor Wednesday.
Now, in both the House and the Senate, angry members are lobbying Democratic leaders to yank those tax breaks back.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was asked Thursday by the Huffington Post why the business tax cuts, whose purpose was to garner Republican support, would be left in the bill if no Republicans supported it regardless.
The Democrats in the Senate feel the same way, yet as the article points out, the leadership is not ready to go back and fix the bill so that it doesn't bend over backwards for Republicans that won't support it anyways. I know that some GOP Senators say wait, but really, why should we trust them and above all, why should we continue to listen to their policies after they've failed us for the last eight years. It is time for Reid, Durbin, Pelosi, Hoyer and the rest of the Congressional leaders to snap out of it. We aren't in the minority anymore, we have the Senate, House and the White House in our hands, and if Republicans do not want to compromise, then we must lead the way ourselves.
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