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Minnick, Other Frosh Oppose Tax Hike

Item: Minnick, 20 other freshmen Dems sign letter opposing Pelosi's tax increase on wealthy to pay for health care expansion/The Hill

More Info: Twenty-one freshman Democratic House members have signed a letter opposing their leadership's plan to raise taxes to finance a healthcare overhaul. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) circulated the letter, saying that the income surtax on the wealthy would place an undue burden on small businesses, some of which pay taxes in the same way as an individual. The letter had 22 signers, all freshmen except for Rep. Paul Hodes (D-N.H.), who is in his second term.

Question: Is Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick representing your interests by taking a stand against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's proposed tax increase to expand health care?



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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