Stuck on 50: Repeal of Federal Deductibility Is In Doubt… For Now
- Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 20:04
- Iowa
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Democrat leaders in the House are having difficulty finding the 51 votes required to pass the repeal of federal deductibility. House Democrats originally planned to debate and vote on HF 807 tomorrow, but the federal deductibility bill has been removed from the calendar for the time being.
As it stands now, the following Democrats are opposed to the bill:
Rep. Geri Huser – Altoona
Rep. Doris Kelley – Waterloo
Rep. Brian Quirk – New Hampton
Rep. Dolores Mertz – Ottosen
Rep. Elesha Gayman – Davenport
Rep. Paul Bell – Newton
Democrats are working on an amendment aimed to get one or two of the Representatives listed above to flake. That means Democrats are concocting a plan that increase taxes ever higher on middle class Iowans and small business owners.
The Democrats have known the numbers involved in their plan for months. Now they are attempting to correct the disparity at the bottom of the bracket in order to sway Rep. Gayman or Rep. Bell back into the “yes” column. Meaning if the Democrats are successful in drafting an amendment that satisfies some of the more liberal members of their caucus, business owners are going to see even higher rates than in their original plan.
This marks the third time this session that Speaker of the House Pat Murphy has moved forward a bill that a significant portion of his caucus refused to support.
Check back in for further updates.
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http://www.eleshagayman.com/blog?key=1235
Yep, certainly sounds like Gayman is opposed to it. Good research, Craig.
Hey Steve.. Why then did Elesha Gayman tell the River Cities Reader just last week that she OPPOSED removing federal deductability?
http://iowaindependent.com/13396/four-house-dems-confirm-opposition-to-tax-plan-fifth-sends-mixed-signals
Steve..guess what..Murphy must not be too damned confident in his caucus, because debate on HF 807 that had been scheduled for tomorrow has now been cancelled. As I said earlier…Murphy did one of the STUPIDEST political moves in the history of the state legislature last night with his stunt of kicking out the gallery.
Word has it that legislators have been getting SWAMPED with calls and emails from people in overwhelming opposition to removing federal deductability..much in the same way they did before the prevailing wage vote. Like I said last night, Murphy lit a powderkeg..and like Ryan Rhodes very observantly noted, he just turned each one of those people he kicked out into activists. Not exactly a smart move when Murphy can’t even get 51 votes out of his own caucus.
So, a survey she filled out a week ago that was simply yes or no carried more weight than a ringing endorsement of the bill yesterday?
Just checking. If that’s the kind of evidence we’re relying on, at least now I know.
And who cares if all those people were “turned into activists?” They got bused in by an anti-tax group to cause a ruckus. That sounds like activists to me. Not a one of them could have cared less about evidence or hearing anyone’s point of view. There reaction was Pavlovian (wait, that’s science, is that going over your head?). When you hear “this plan is bad” cheer wildly. When you hear “support” boo and hiss. But what if the person supporting makes a good point? No matter. Boo and hiss. You’ve got your orders.
Speaking of good points, we’re all waiting for you to make one, Stevie.