Anyone know what tax breaks are attached to the senate version of the min. wage bill?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

I can't seem to find it anywhere.

[PhilipDC]

1. Small Business

The tax package is designed to help small businesses. There was never a chance that the minimum wage bill would get through the Senate without it. Good news is the line item veto amendment was killed.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

3. Thank you

I appreciate the info.

[EdwardM]

6. Why can't we get it through?

We are the majority. What's going on here?

[meldroc]

7. GOP filibuster...

Not enough votes for cloture, and the GOP won't end the filibuster without the amendment in place. They're trying to poison-pill the minimum wage increase, but couldn't get enough votes for the line-item veto to beat cloture, so they're using this amendment.

[wakeme2008]

2. Reid wanted a small tax cut for SMALL business from the get go

:)

He knew he needed it for the Repug votes.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. OK

That I'm not too worried about. I'll still keep a close eye on it to see how it ends up.

Thanks! :)

[PhilipDC]

5. No cloture without it as the vote shows

Exactly--the democrats could not get 60 votes to invoke cloture without the small business tax package.