House Democrats Urge Leaders to Block Tax Vote

By MARTIN VAUGHAN And COREY BOLES
WSJ

WASHINGTON—House Democrats continued to voice opposition to a tax deal between the White House and Republicans on Thursday and urged leaders not to bring the agreement up for a formal vote.

House Democrats, in a closed meeting, voiced near-unanimous opposition to extending Bush-era tax cuts for two years. It was unclear if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) would prevent the bill from coming to a floor vote because of Democratic opposition.

For now, negotiations continue.

"We will continue discussions with the President and our Democratic and Republican colleagues in the days ahead to improve the proposal before it comes to the House floor for a vote," Ms. Pelosi said.

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