The American People

May 12, 2006: GOP Hopes for Boost From $70B Tax Cut (AP)

The bill passed the Senate on Thursday by a 54-44 vote. Hoping to wring some mileage out of the achievement, the White House scheduled an elaborate signing ceremony for Bush next Wednesday. In a statement, the president said the bill “prevents an enormous tax hike that the American people do not want and would not welcome.”