Last night we heard the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, talk about how he stuck his neck out and offered new revenues. Well, if so, then instead of chasing the most extreme few Tea Party members of his caucus to craft an even more unrealistic proposal, why doesn't he work with 193 Democrats to lead Congress to the balanced approach that Americans want? New revenue would allow for basic tax reforms, closing expensive unjustified loopholes and making the tax code more fair and simple. We could then cooperate on sensible reductions in long-term spending where there is already bipartisan agreement for agricultural reform, defense, and health care. If John Boehner was Speaker of the House instead of speaker of the Tea Party, we could start down the path of fiscal stability and end this artificial crisis. ____________________
On the recordJuly 30, 2011
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