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Tea Party may get rebuffed in tax cut showdown
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jan 13, 2012 12:21pm |
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| Category | Strategy |
| Author | Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro |
| Media | News Service - Reuters |
| News Date | Friday, January 13, 2012 05:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | House Speaker John Boehner, hoping to spare fellow Republicans a second embarrassing defeat over payroll tax cuts, is prepared to navigate around rebellious Tea Party-aligned lawmakers to get a deal, according to congressional aides.
Many Tea Party-aligned lawmakers in the House are bitter that Boehner ultimately caved to pressure and agreed to the two-month extension in December. When Boehner informed his caucus of his decision in a conference telephone call, rank-and-file members' phone lines were muted in an effort to quell dissent.
Some Tea Party lawmakers, however, see round two of the payroll tax cut negotiations as another opportunity to press their demands for cuts to unemployment benefits and some federal healthcare programs and a freeze on federal workers' pay. |
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