Moments after telling reporters that the country owes “so much” to the troops who have wallowed for most of the decade in Afghanistan, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) today squarely distanced herself from a proposed tax — sponsored by Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.) — to cover the costs More…
Earlier this week, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) told Fox News that he doesn’t support a tax hike to pay for the Afghanistan war until the nation’s jobless rate drops below 5 percent.
I think we should pay for this war, but we should pay for it after the
Echoing the recent message from Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters today that the middle of an employment crisis is no time to be slapping people with a new tax to fund the war in Afghanistan.
I am not supporting it at
Republicans are fuming at the thought, and some Democrats say it can’t pass in this stormy economic climate, but Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) today told CNN that a proposed war surtax is simply the fiscally responsible way to share the sacrifice of the country’s ongoing wars. More…
Tax cuts in the middle of two wars are OK, but tax hikes to pay the freight of those wars would be irresponsible. That’s the message coming from Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), head of the Republican Study Committee, who told CNN this morning that a war surtax More…
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