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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (2002)	1/12/2002 4:39:19 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 15516

Kennedy to Call for a Delay in the Next Phase of Income Tax Cuts January 12, 2002 The New York Times By ELISABETH BUMILLER WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 - Senator Edward M. Kennedy is expected to call next week for a delay in the next round of personal income tax cuts enacted in 2001 as part of President Bush's $1.35 trillion, 10-year tax reduction, Congressional aides said. Mr. Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, would be the most prominent member of his party so far to call for a delay in Mr. Bush's tax cuts, which Democrats say benefit mostly upper-income taxpayers. Although Democrats have increasingly blamed the tax cuts for the faltering economy, most have been reluctant to call for their rollback or delay, fearful that the president and other Republicans will paint them as the party of higher taxes. The White House has almost dared the Democrats to call for a rollback of the tax cuts. Ari Fleischer, the White House spokesman, said many times this week that as far as Mr. Bush was concerned, any call for a rollback or delay in future tax cuts would be a tax increase. He said today that Mr. Kennedy would be doing "the wrong thing for the country by advocating that we raise taxes on the American people." Although Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota, the Democratic leader, has said that the tax cut has caused the "most dramatic fiscal deterioration in our nation's history," he has been silent on whether it should be delayed or rescinded. Polls show that many voters blame the Sept. 11 attacks, not Mr. Bush's policies, for the faltering economy. Mr. Daschle is considered a potential presidential candidate in 2004. The aides said Mr. Kennedy wanted to use the money from any delay in the tax cut for domestic programs, like prescription drug benefits for the elderly and investments in education and health care. Mr. Kennedy is expected to call for the delay in a speech on Wednesday at the National Press Club.