The Final Push For Control

Democrats return to Capitol Hill, mount final push to keep control

This article talks about the November 2nd elections and how the Democratic party will try to maintain there majority in Congress all 435 House Representatives and 37 Senator seats are up for election. This article explains that the Democrats final push includes the debate of the expiring Bush tax cuts and that they will use this to try and lean the public back into their favor. The article also reveals that Democrats want to pass some must-pass bills that will help prevent the government from running out of money at the beginning of the fiscal year which starts on October 1st. Regardless of which party wins the majority the expiring tax cuts are an issue that will have to be solved. The Democrats are arguing that their party is focused on the middle class while the Republicans are focused on the rich. The article defends this statement by letting the public know that the current House Minority Leader  John Boehner said that he would vote for extending the tax cuts for the middle class if that was the only option he had, but that he would do everything that he could to extend them for those making more than $250,000 as well.