So who does it come down to? Whether or not the Dems push through a vote on the Obama Plan middle class taxes comes down to a few dozen Democratic House members. About thirty of them have said they support extending all the tax cuts from 2001. But that’s not the only question. The real question is how many would vote with the Republicans to prevent Pelosi from even allowing a vote.
Just to be clear how this works, when the Democratic leadership in the House brings the bill to the floor, the Republicans can push a “motion to recommit.” If they win that vote, the bill gets sent back to committee. The bill itself never even gets voted on. Of course, the Republicans are in the minority. So they need a lot of Democrats to vote with them.
Again, it’s one thing to support extend tax cuts for everyone. It’s another thing not even to vote with the Republicans to prevent the rest of the caucus from even getting a chance to vote on the bill they support.
So who stands where? Here’s a list of 50 House Democrats who are the ones who it’s going to come down. One question is which tax cut plan they support. But the important one is whether they’ll allow the Obama Tax Cut Plan to even come to the floor.
If you’ve heard where any of these Reps stands on that question, let us know.
