Where’s the Tax Bill?

Brian Darling / December 09, 2010

A developing problem with this secret compromise among leaders in the House, Senate and White House with regard to extending tax cuts for all is the fact that nobody has seen the agreement. Where is it? Why can’t the American people see it? We have read news reports about what is in the agreement, yet we don’t have a copy of it.

I just called sources in the Senate, and they tell me that rank-and-file Members of the Senate have not seen a copy of the compromise. Senator Jon Kyl (R–AZ) told National Review Online yesterday that the tax deal could be taken up “as early as tomorrow.” Politico reported yesterday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said “I’m hoping that in the next day or two that we can be on that.  In the meantime, we’re going to try to work through the other things that we have.”  This bill could be on the Senate floor later today.

When are we the people going to be allowed to see this deal cut by elites? When are other Senators going to see the deal? Most likely it will be the moment the legislation hits the Senate floor. (more…)