At least 30 House Democrats broke with their party Thursday on a key test vote on a bill that would extend only some of the expiring Bush era tax cuts.
The House narrowly passed debate rules on the proposal 213-203. The vote allows the House to move to debate and a vote on final passage to extend only the Bush tax cuts for the middle-class, letting end the cuts for high income earners.
House Republicans — who want all the cuts extended permanently — framed the vote on the rule as a vote to raise taxes on small-businesses.
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