Republicans Saturday promised a full-fledged campaign to make permanent a suite of expiring Bush-era tax cuts and accused President Obama and other Democratic leaders for not taking steps yet to prevent their sunset.
As part of a broader attack on Obama’s economic agenda, House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence of Indiana accused Democrats in the weekly GOP radio address of wanting to embrace an unprecedented tax hike.
“After 18 months of runaway spending, bailouts and takeovers, Washington Democrats are poised to allow the largest tax increase in American history to take effect next year,” said Pence, the third highest ranking House Republican. “The American people know we can’t tax and spend and bail our way back to a growing economy.”
Pence promised that “House Republicans will oppose this tax increase with everything we’ve got.”
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