'Change' Congressional Democrats Can't Even Believe In

Congressional Democrats are not going to do a budget this year for the fiscal year starting 1 October but now they have put tax increases for the middle class back in the discussion? Why no budget? Are they afraid the American voters will see how large of deficit is planned and how they have not cut the budget?

'Change' Congressional Democrats Can't Even Believe In

President Obama Made A Promise To The Middle Class …

President Obama: “ But let me perfectly clear, because I know you’ll hear the same old claims that rolling back these tax breaks means a massive tax increase on the American people: if your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not one single dime.” (Address to Joint Session of Congress, 2/24/2009)


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But Congressional Democrats Leave No ‘Hope’ For Taxpayers:

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Democrat Majority Leader: “As the House and Senate debate what to do with the expiring Bush tax cuts in the coming weeks, we need to have a serious discussion about their implications for our fiscal outlook, including whether we can afford to permanently extend them before we have a real plan for long-term deficit reduction.’’ (6/22/2010)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA): “You could go lower, too — why not $200,000? With the debt and deficit we have, you can’t make promises to people.” (6/22/2010)

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee: “I don’t think there’s any magic in the number, whether it’s $250,000, $200,000 or $225,000.” (6/22/2010)

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA): “I’m not hard and fast on $250,000. Quite frankly, it could be somewhat lower than that.” (6/22/2010)

Source: Mike Pence, Chairman, House Republican Conference, http://www.gop.gov