“The House adopted a 5.4 percent income surtax on individuals earning more than $500,000 and couples earning over $1 million to pay for its $1.05 trillion bill.
“I do find it hard to see how the kind of taxes they put in the House bill would get five, six, seven of our more conservative senators to vote for it,” Schumer said in an interview.
Senate Democrats would fund their $871 billion bill, which passed on a final vote of 60-39 yesterday, in part by placing a 40 percent excise tax on the costliest health-insurance policies. That provision is opposed by labor unions, which are among the party’s strongest backers.”
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