Some Democrats want to let the high-income Bush tax cuts expire, some don’t, and yet a third category thinks touching tax rates right before an election is positively nuts.
Put Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) in the latter category.
“In my opinion, I don’t know who takes a tax vote, in their right mind, just before an election,” she told reporters yesterday.
If Chuck Schumer’s reaction earlier today is any indication, she’s not alone.
Brian Beutler
Brian Beutler is TPM's senior congressional reporter. Since 2009, he's led coverage of health care reform, Wall Street reform, taxes, the GOP budget, the government shutdown fight, and the debt limit fight. He can be reached at brian@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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