(TEWire) – Despite opposition from Black economic leaders and members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who said his tax compromise bill did not go far enough for the poor, President Obama won a relatively easy battle pushing it through the House and Senate last week. He has now signed the bill that includes tax breaks for both wealthy and middle- class Americans and a renewal of unemployment benefits – a package that the White House has described as a “major win for African-American families.”
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