Tulsa World
by: JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
Friday, December 17, 2010
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House gave final legislative approval Thursday to a compromise package to keep tax increases from kicking in for all Americans, extend unemployment benefits for long-term jobless and renew provisions tied to Oklahoma's economy.
Approved by a vote of 277 to 148, the legislation now goes to the White House to be signed into law by President Barack Obama, who has been pushing lawmakers to approve the package even though he opposes key parts of it.
Oklahoma's five-member House delegation ended up 4-1 on the measure.
Republican Rep. John Sullivan voted no while Republican Reps. Frank Lucas, Tom Cole and Mary Fallin and Democratic Rep. Dan Boren voted yes.
Regardless of which side lawmakers fell, no one ended up happy.
"I just think we cannot raise taxes in the middle of a recession," Boren said, conceding a problem he has with the bill was its lack of spending cuts... FULL ARTICLE
Posted on
Fri, December 17, 2010
by Crystal Drwenski