(Politico) — As a whole, the Congressional Black Caucus is against the deal the president cut with Republicans on taxes. But it’s becoming more clear that’s a consensus position, not a unanimous one. Citing the needs of impoverished, unemployed and foreclosed-upon folks in his Philadelphia district, Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah announced his backing of the proposal Monday afternoon. “They cannot wait for the ‘perfect’ solution from an imperfect and divided Washington. President Obama’s proposal to maintain unemployment benefits through 2011 and the soon-to-expire tax cuts through 2012 will provide that help,” Fattah said in a statement. “The reality of the legislative process, and my commitment to working families, compels me to support the framework of this proposal in spite of its imperfections.”
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