When it comes to extending President Bush’s tax cuts on the rich or doing away with them, Fifth District Congressman Tom Perriello and fellow Democratic Congressman Gerald Connolly seem to be at odds.
According to a Washington Post article, Connolly, the representative for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, favor a temporary extension of the cuts.
"I part ways, I think, with the dominant view of my caucus on this subject," says Connolly. "I do not favor a permanent extension of the Bush tax cuts. I do favor extending the current rate for some period of time until the economy is on a sustained and a robust track."
Perriello, on the other hand, wishes to see the cuts expire.
"I think there’s an argument for at least temporarily extending the working-class and middle-class tax cuts, for the same logic of the stimulus," he said. "I think at the higher end, the logic is not there, particularly given that we have a medium- and long-term very serious deficit concern. I think reasonable people can disagree on this." And they may; both representatives are up for re-election and will face tough competition in November.