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A Long, Hard Slog for Plan B

Close vote expected on Boehner’s plan to make permanent tax rates for 99.81 percent of Americans

BY: Andrew Stiles — December 20, 2012 5:06 pm

House GOP leaders face an uphill climb in their search for 218 votes to pass a bill designed to reestablish leverage in negotiations with the White House.

Cantor: We’re Going to Have the Votes

Majority Leader says votes are there to pass Plan B, will not send members home after vote

BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff — December 20, 2012 11:38 am

White House and Dems Reject Boehner’s Plan B

BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff — December 18, 2012 1:14 pm

The White House and Senate Democrats promptly rejected a “Plan B” proposal from House Republicans to permanently extend current tax rates on annual incomes below $1 million.