Black Caucus Slams Obama’s Unemployment Proposal
(The State Column) — Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Barbara Lee said Friday that she will not support President Obama’s unemployment extension and tax proposal plan. “You put those together and this is an assault on the working poor and middle-income people,” Ms. Lee said. “What is so outrageous about this whole thing is we know the pain and suffering people are going through right now as a result of the bush era tax cuts,” the California Democrat added. Ms. Lee said she is particularly upset with Mr. Obama’s reluctance to push for an expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts for those making more than $250,000. A number of Democrats, including House Democrats, have criticized Mr. Obama the proposal.
