Rep. Paul Ryan, who would be the key Republican on budget issues if the GOP wins back control of the House, said today there should be no confusion about extending the Bush-era tax cuts. Republicans want to keep all of them, said Ryan (R-WI), in an interview with Sean Hannity.
The Democrats today were trying to suggest the Republicans are split on the issue of extending the tax cuts for the middle class only, as President Obama wants, or also for the rich.
According to the Washington Post’s Greg Sargent, who caught the remarks, Ryan predicted House Democrats would allow for a vote on the full range of tax cuts.
“We’re for a full, complete extension of the Bush tax cuts,” Ryan said.
“The question is whether Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid will even let that vote take place,”he said. “We do not want to negotiate down.”
As we’ve been reporting, the Democrats haven’t made up their mind on how to proceed.
