Michael Bennet on Tax Reform Democratic Presidential Challenger; CO Senator

Obama-Biden sequester made Bush tax cuts permanent

V.P. Joe BIDEN: We needed to be able to keep the government from shutting down and going bankrupt. I got Mitch McConnell to raise taxes $600 billion by raising the top rate.

Sen. Michael BENNET: The deal that he talked about with Mitch McConnell was a complete victory for the Tea Party. It extended the Bush tax cuts permanently. The Democratic Party had been running against that for 10 years. We lost that economic argument, because that deal extended almost all those Bush tax cuts permanently and put in place the mindless cuts that we still are dealing with today that are called the sequester. That was a great deal for Mitch McConnell. It was a terrible deal for America.

Tax cuts for families; sponsored American Family Act

Cut taxes $12B on small businesses

Open to compromise on temporarily extending Bush tax cuts

Target tax cuts to struggling middle class families

None of this will be easy. These problems weren't created overnight, and they won't be solved overnight.

Supports more federal taxes & keeping marriage penalty.

The Christian Coalition voter guide [is] one of the most powerful tools Christians have ever had to impact our society during elections. This simple tool has helped educate tens of millions of citizens across this nation as to where candidates for public office stand on key faith and family issues.

The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topics:
• Increase in federal income tax rates
• Elimination of the federal marriage tax penalty [vs. keeping the federal marriage tax penalty]

Supports increasing income tax rates.

The Christian Coalition Voter Guide inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'Increase Federal Income Taxes or Income Tax Rates' The Christian Coalition notes, "You can help make sure that voters have the facts BEFORE they cast their votes. We have surveyed candidates in the most competitive congressional races on the issues that are important to conservatives."