Senator Reid Predicts Estate Tax Bill Will Fail

[Purveyor]

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A Republican plan to marry an estate tax cut with a minimum wage boost will fail in the Senate this week, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Monday.

"This attempt at political blackmail is not going to work," Reid told the Center for American Progress. "The Senate has defeated irresponsible estate tax giveaways in the past, and we'll defeat it again this week."

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Reid called pairing the estate tax and minimum wage "an unbelievable, partisan ploy."

"They're threatening to deny a $2.10 raise for 11 million Americans, if they can't give away billions to 12,000 of their wealthiest friends," he said.

"Today I have a challenge for Sen. Frist," Reid said. "If he's serious about valuing families, he'd quit insulting them by putting those at the top ahead of everyone else."

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[stepnw1f]

1. It Better Fail!

or we will cease to be a Democracy altogether, making your job absolutely meaningless.

[drm604]

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[Purveyor]

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[drm604]

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[Purveyor]

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[Generic Brad]

5. Here's Lieberman's chance to let us down again

I would not be surprised one whit if he votes the Rethug party line on this one too.

[drm604]

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