Pelosi: 'There Are Absolutely No Sticking Points' On Excise Tax Deal

[ProSense]

Pelosi: 'There Are Absolutely No Sticking Points' On Excise Tax Deal

Rachel Slajda

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- who, as we've reported, has not been a fan of the so-called "Cadillac tax" -- today threw her support behind the deal reached by the White House and the unions on the tax.

"There are absolutely no sticking points," she said today, according to a transcript released by her office. "I would say two words, three words would be: finding common ground."

She admitted that the Cadillac tax, or excise tax, had originally been "overwhelmingly rejected" by the House.

But, she said, "We received the good news that there had been some accommodation arrived at by the White House because this was something the President wants to have in the bill in principle and he will."

"I think the principle is preserved but working families and middle class in our country will not feel the negative impact that we feared," Pelosi went on, adding, "That was very well received by our members."

[DebbieCDC]

1. Sell outs everywhere I look

[jenmito]

2. Good. I'm glad they were able to come to a satisfactory conclusion.

[ProSense]

3. Me too. n/t

[mkultra]

4. yeah for comprimise!

[depakid]

5. Double plus good- now middle class Americans get to blame the Dems AND hate the unions

for getting a benefit that they aren't entitled to (or deserving of).

Gotta say that's just BRILLIANT strategy. For Republicans.

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[winyanstaz]

7. So Obama WILL get what he asks for....

but public option was not what he wanted I see.

[shadesofgray]

8. "Some accommodation" = screwing with gravel instead of ground glass.