House Scraps Vote on Boehner’s Tax Plan Lacking Support
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House Republican leaders canceled a planned vote tonight on Speaker John Boehner’s plan to allow higher tax rates for annual income above $1 million, throwing already-stalled budget talks deeper into turmoil.
“The House did not take up the tax measure today because it did not have sufficient support from our members to pass,” Boehner, an Ohio Republican, said in a statement. He called on President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to come up with legislation to avoid more than $600 billion of tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to start in January.