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WHIP COUNT: Democrats in favor of extending all of the Bush tax cuts

by The Hill - 09/22/10 5:45 PM ET

The following Democrats have come out in support of extending all
of the George W. Bush-era tax cuts. A full extension of
the tax cuts would include those individuals making more than $200,000 annually and
families making more than $250,000. This list will be updated as more members
make their position known. Please send updates and feedback to jay.heflin@digital-staging.thehill.com.

House:

Bobby Bright (Ala.)
Artur Davis (Ala.)

Mike Ross (Ark.)

Ann Kirkpatrick (Ariz.)

Harry Mitchell (Ariz.)

Jim Costa (Calif.)

John Salazar (Colo.)

Jim Himes (Conn.)

Allen Boyd (Fla.)

Ron Klein (Fla.)

John Barrow (Ga.)

Sanford Bishop Jr. (Ga.)

Jim Marshall (Ga.)

Walt Minnick (Idaho)

Melissa Bean (Ill.)

Joe Donnelly (Ind.)

Brad Ellsworth (Ind.)

Frank Kratovil (Md.)

Gary Peters (Mich.)

Travis Childers (Miss.)

Larry Kissell (N.C.)

Mike McIntyre (N.C.)

Earl Pomeroy (N.D.)

Harry Teague (N.M.)

Michael Arcuri (N.Y.)

Mike McMahon (N.Y.)

Zack Space (Ohio)

Dan Boren (Okla.)

Jason Altmire (Pa.)

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (S.D.)

Jim Cooper (Tenn.)

Lincoln Davis (Tenn.)

Jim Matheson (Utah)

Rick Boucher (Va.)

Gerry Connolly (Va.)

Glenn Nye (Va.)

Senate:

Joe Lieberman (Conn.), an independent who caucuses with Democrats

Evan Bayh (Ind.)

Ben Nelson (Neb.)

Kent Conrad (N.D.)

Jim Webb (Va.)
Michael Bennet (Colo.) — “will consider a short-term compromise”
Mary Landrieu (La.) — “open-minded” to it, a one-year extension “probably would be good”
Barbara Boxer (Calif.) — supports extending tax cuts “at least 98 percent [of] Americans,” would review proposals for families above that threshold