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After Dem leaders skip vote, Bush tax debate flares on campaign trail

Vince Coglianese Contributor
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The decision by Democratic leaders to skip a vote on extending the Bush tax cuts has led to intense campaign attacks on vulnerable House and Senate Democrats.

Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) are under pressure for opposing GOP amendments that would have extended tax cuts passed in 2001 and 2003 under President George W. Bush.

Vulnerable House Democrats such as Reps. Suzanne Kosmas of Florida and Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota have also found themselves on the defensive.

Democrats have tried to deflect the issue back at Republicans by accusing them of supporting tax breaks for “millionaires and billionaires.” Republicans have called for extending all of the Bush tax cuts, while Democratic leaders would extend the cuts only for families making less than $250,000.

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