Democrats Divide Over a Proposal to Tax Health Benefits
nytimes.com 7/9/2009 — Democrats Divide Over a Proposal to Tax Health Benefits

Obama pressed to tax health benefits
msnbc.msn.com 6/15/2009 — The White House is caught in a battle within its own party over how to finance an overhaul of health care, as key Dems advocate a plan that could require President Obama to break a campaign pledge on taxes.

Tax on health benefits causing second thoughts (AP)
news.yahoo.com 7/9/2009 — AP - Senate Democratic leaders rebelled Tuesday against a proposed tax on health insurance benefits, raising fresh doubts about the prospects for bipartisan legislation on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.

Officials voice no support for health benefits tax (AP)
news.yahoo.com 6/15/2009 — AP - Lawmakers and administration officials on Sunday distanced themselves from the idea of taxing health benefits to help pay President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and bickered over whether government insurance would strengthen the market.

No tax on workers' health benefits | detnews.com | The Detroit News
detnews.com 7/12/2009 — James P. Hoffa: WASHINGTON, D.C. No tax on workers' health benefits Detroit, we have a problem. We're suffering serious economic pain at a time when health care costs in our state are going through the roof. The one million Michiganians who don't ...

The Associated Press: Tax on health benefits fading?
google.com 7/7/2009 — 11 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) A key lawmaker says senators at work on health care legislation are having second thoughts about imposing a tax on high-end insurance coverage that workers receive on the job. Sen. Kent Conrad says polling shows ...

Obama Under Pressure to Push Unpopular Tax on Health Benefits
washingtonpost.com 6/15/2009 — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...

Dodd Resists Tax on Health Care Benefits, Calls Proposal 'Unnecessary' - Political News
foxnews.com 6/14/2009 — A key senator in the health care reform debate dug in his heels Sunday in opposition to calls for taxing employer-provided health benefits, saying the comprehensive overhaul could be paid for in other ways. "This is unnecessary," Sen. Chris Dodd, ...

Biden refuses to rule out new tax on health care benefits
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 6/14/2009 — (CNN) — Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that the Obama administration opposes taxing the medical benefits employers provide workers to pay for health care reform, but he refused to rule it out entirely. "We do not think that is the way to ...

"Wrong Way" Sen. Baucus Health Tax Ad (video)
youtube.com 6/29/2009 — America needs health care reform, but taxing health care benefits is the wrong way to pay for it.