Bachmann: No On Middle Class Tax Cut Vote

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said Thursday that although she won’t be on Capitol Hill to vote,  she opposes a Democratic effort to pass an extension of the Bush tax cuts only for families earning less than $250,000 per year.

“The proposal by House Democrat leaders to only extend tax cuts for the middle class is not sufficient for our nation’s economy and would not have my support,” Bachmann said in  a statement. “Our economy desperately needs new jobs, but the President and House Democrats still want to raise taxes on our nation’s job creators. Tax cuts must be extended for all.”

In addition, Bachmann said she is urging her colleagues to vote to censure Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), who was convicted earlier this month of violating a dozen House ethics rules.