BOB KERREY’S LONG LOVE AFFAIR WITH HIGHER TAXES
Last week, Bob Kerrey’s campaign told the Lincoln Journal Star that the former Senator supports tax relief for middle class families in Nebraska, but it’s just phony campaign rhetoric considering Kerrey actually cast the deciding vote for the largest tax increase ever.
In fact, the Clinton White House even joked that they might rename a room in honor of Mr. Kerrey for his deciding vote on this massive tax increase on families and small businesses in the Cornhusker State.
As The New York Times reports:
“So with only his vote separating victory from defeat, the White House staged a frantic campaign to convince Mr. Kerrey that, yes, a moral consensus could still be achieved. It started with a 90-minute meeting with Mr. Clinton this morning in the White House living quarters. Officials were so solicitous that they moved Mr. Kerrey’s car in a downpour so he would not have to face a pack of reporters waiting for him outside. Dee Dee Myers, the White House press secretary, joked that a room in the White House might be renamed in Mr. Kerrey’s honor if he voted right.” (Richard Berke, “Walk Offstage, Holding Fate Of Budget,” The New York Times, 8/7/93)
“When it comes to taxes there’s a stark difference between Deb Fischer and liberal Democrat Bob Kerrey. Fischer supported the largest tax cut in Nebraska history, while Kerrey literally cast the deciding vote for what he called the biggest tax increase in the history of our country,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox.
BACKGROUND …
Bob Kerrey Supported The Largest Tax Increase Ever
Kerrey Cast The Deciding Vote In Favor Of President Clinton’s Massive Tax Increases In 1993 (H.R. 2264, CQ Vote #247: Adopted 50-50: R 0-44; D 50-6, 8/6/93, Kerrey Voted Yea; Helen Dewar, “Nebraskan Criticizes All Involved,” The Washington Post, 8/7/93)
- Kerrey Called It “The Biggest Tax Increase In The History Of The Country.” KERREY: “But, you know, we–you know, Tom, two days later, we vote for the biggest tax increase in the history of the country.” (NBC’S, “Meet The Press,” 1/23/00)
The Clinton White House Lobbied Kerrey Hard On The Vote, Even Joking They Would Rename A Room In The White House After Him If He Voted Yes. “So with only his vote separating victory from defeat, the White House staged a frantic campaign to convince Mr. Kerrey that, yes, a moral consensus could still be achieved. It started with a 90-minute meeting with Mr. Clinton this morning in the White House living quarters. Officials were so solicitous that they moved Mr. Kerrey’s car in a downpour so he would not have to face a pack of reporters waiting for him outside. Dee Dee Myers, the White House press secretary, joked that a room in the White House might be renamed in Mr. Kerrey’s honor if he voted right.” (Richard L. Berke, “Walk Offstage, Holding Fate Of Budget,” The New York Times, 8/7/93)
