AFL-CIO aims at centrist Dems over ‘Cadillac tax’

Print PDF

By Michael O’Brien – 12/07/09

The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room

The AFL-CIO’s new TV ad is set to take aim at centrist Democrats over the Senate healthcare bill’s taxes on insurance plans.
The ad, which pushes the Senate to remove the so-called “Cadillac tax” on high-value insurance policies, will begin running Monday in Delaware, Indiana, and Virginia.

Those states are home to centrist Democratic Senators Tom Carper (Del.), Evan Bayh (Ind.), Jim Webb (Va.), and Mark Warner (Va.), whose votes on the taxes in this bill are subject to pressure from the labor group and other organizations with a stake in the healthcare fight.

AFL-CIO aims at centrist Dems over ‘Cadillac tax’ – The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room