Pelosi Implores Dems On Tax Cuts: 'Who Do You Stand With?'

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Pelosi Implores Dems On Tax Cuts: 'Who Do You Stand With?'
Christina Bellantoni | September 14, 2010, 10:50PM

Speaker Nancy Pelosi tonight implored House Democrats in a private meeting to consider a vote on extending the Bush-era tax cuts for the middle class while letting those for the rich expire, framing the debate in partisan terms.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee told TPM after the caucus that Pelosi ended the meeting with a "resounding" and impassioned speech that fired up the Democrats and might even have brought more on board for a vote.

"She made it clear it's a black and white issue of who do you stand with," Lee told TPM. "It's the middle class and they need to know we are pushing for them. We have to say it over and over again. They've gotta see it, smell it, sense it, taste it."

Lee (D-TX) said that Democrats should be as consistent as President Obama has been, and attempt to define the Republicans as favoring the rich.

As we highlighted earlier, Democratic leaders were in temperature-taking mode tonight. They laid out several options for voting now, but tried to listen to members to get the discussion started since everyone had only been back in town for five hours.

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[Cha]

1. Thanks Jefferson!

Very positive news!

[Skittles]

2. LET'S PUT THE CARDS ON THE TABLE

it's a simple question - DO YOU SIDE WITH THE MIDDLE CLASS, YES OR NO

[Tatiana]

3. I am so proud of the leadership Speaker Pelosi has exhibited.

The rest of the party needs to take a good look at how she gets the job done within the caucus.

[NBachers]

5. Yup, I agree- I was plenty pissed off at her before, but she's redeeming herself in my eyes

This is the Nancy P. I always wanted

[Aramchek]

4. Bush Tax Cuts are over, that's that. However, the Obama Middle Class Tax Cut is just beginning

[ClarkUSA]

6. Nice framing. I think I'll share it at my next OFA meeting with the group. nt

[Aramchek]

7. please do. this needs to go viral.