Ratan,
We just had the vote in the Senate on President Obama's plan to cut taxes for the 98 percent of Americans who make less than $250,000 -- and we won!
The bill passed the Senate 51-48 this afternoon, and this tremendous achievement is due in no small part to the pressure applied by you and grassroots Democrats throughout the country who have stood strong all along, signing my petition to reject the Republicans' previous Trojan Horse tax plan.
Now it will be up to Republicans in the House to decide if they will join us to help restore fairness to our tax system -- or if they will keep holding these middle-class tax cuts hostage to their demands for tax cuts for the richest of the rich.
But in the mean time, this vote shows what we can accomplish when we work together.
Thank you for your support,
Chuck Schumer