Murphy, Doyle Support 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal
The Moon and Robinson-area members of Congress vote in favor of legislation to stave off steep, automatic tax increases and spending cuts.
Congressmen Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Clair, and Mike Doyle, D-Forest Hills, cast votes in favor of American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, legislation put in place to avert a so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and federal spending cuts. Congress on Tuesday night approved the bill in a 257 to 167 vote. The plan maintains tax cuts for individuals earning less than $400,000 and couples earning less than $450,000, and increases taxes for those earning more. President Barack Obama signed the deal into law early Thursday morning. Of the vote, 172 Democrats, including Doyle, and 85 Republicans, including Murphy, favored the bill. The law's passage capped off weeks of gridlocked negotiations as Washington lawmakers wrangled over …
Mike L
9:49 am on Saturday, January 5, 2013
Time to have the States demand term limits and mandatory retirement age for Federal Senators and Representatives that matches the rest of the Federal Government workforce! No Senator or Representative should hold elected Federal Office longer than five years. They should also not get paid once they leave office. The Representative form of government originally envisioned and agreed upon when the … more ›