Hatch will oppose any deficit-reduction deal that includes raising taxes - TheHill.com http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/157291-hatch-will-oppose-any-gang-of-six-d...
...."Hatch controls only one vote out of a hundred in the upper chamber, but as the senior Republican on Finance, he wields considerable influence in the GOP caucus. He could imperil any bipartisan deal that emerged from the Gang of Six next month that would raise revenue by eliminating narrow tax breaks. And he will make it more difficult for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D -Mont.) to move any legislation that raises taxes through the panel. This may force Baucus to reach out to his long-time negotiating partner, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R -Iowa), instead.".... ...." Three Republicans on the panel, Sens. Tom Coburn (Okla.) and Mike Crapo (Idaho) and former Sen. Judd Gregg (N.H.), voted for the proposal. Two of those men are now members of the Gang of Six, the bipartisan Senate negotiating group that is trying to craft a legislative package reflecting the proposals of the deficit commission. Coburn said in a radio interview Thursday that the group could call for tax increases on some people but that taxes would not be raised by a significant amount. "There's no plan to have a significant tax hike on anyone," Coburn said on Laura Ingraham's radio show. But Coburn has not ruled out tax increases altogether. "
"Will some people pay increased taxes? I'm sure they will," Coburn said. The prospect has alarmed conservatives. Norquist says Coburn’s pledge to spare taxpayers from a “significant tax hike” is not sufficient. “What does he mean by saying it’s not significant ? That’s a description, not a number,” said Norquist. “He didn’t really tell us anything.” Hatch’s staunch opposition to tax increases adds to the pressure on Coburn and Crapo not to agree to higher tax rates within the panel's eventual proposal. Both lawmakers sit with Hatch on the Finance Committee. ".... Contact Grassley
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...."Hatch controls only one vote out of a hundred in the upper chamber, but as the senior Republican on Finance, he wields considerable influence in the GOP caucus. He could imperil any bipartisan deal that emerged from the Gang of Six next month that would raise revenue by eliminating narrow tax breaks. And he will make it more difficult for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D -Mont.) to move any legislation that raises taxes through the panel. This may force Baucus to reach out to his long-time negotiating partner, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R -Iowa), instead.".... ...." Three Republicans on the panel, Sens. Tom Coburn (Okla.) and Mike Crapo (Idaho) and former Sen. Judd Gregg (N.H.), voted for the proposal. Two of those men are now members of the Gang of Six, the bipartisan Senate negotiating group that is trying to craft a legislative package reflecting the proposals of the deficit commission. Coburn said in a radio interview Thursday that the group could call for tax increases on some people but that taxes would not be raised by a significant amount. "There's no plan to have a significant tax hike on anyone," Coburn said on Laura Ingraham's radio show. But Coburn has not ruled out tax increases altogether. "
"Will some people pay increased taxes? I'm sure they will," Coburn said. The prospect has alarmed conservatives. Norquist says Coburn’s pledge to spare taxpayers from a “significant tax hike” is not sufficient. “What does he mean by saying it’s not significant ? That’s a description, not a number,” said Norquist. “He didn’t really tell us anything.” Hatch’s staunch opposition to tax increases adds to the pressure on Coburn and Crapo not to agree to higher tax rates within the panel's eventual proposal. Both lawmakers sit with Hatch on the Finance Committee. ".... Contact Grassley
http://grassley.senate.gov/contact.cfm Contact Form - Tom Coburn, M.D., United States Senator from Oklahoma
http://coburn.senate.gov/public/?p=ContactForm
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