The Associated Press is reporting that House Democrats voted Thursday to reject President Barack Obama's tax deal with Republicans in its current form, but it was unclear how significantly the package might need to be changed. By voice vote in a closed caucus meeting, Democrats passed a resolution saying that the tax package should not come to the House floor for consideration as written, even though no formal House bill has been drafted. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) introduced the resolution. Said Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas): "If it's take it or leave it, we'll leave it." The vote will at least temporarily stall what had seemed to be a grudging Democratic movement toward the tax package. The Democrats are finally taking a stand against what many think is an unacceptable compromise. Guess how this ends?
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