Delawareans ask for fairer taxes

More than 30 members of the Delaware Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) attended a press conference Nov. 12 to offer an urgent send-off message to their two U.S. senators about the central role of revenue in resolving the fiscal cliff negotiations.

The fiscal cliff refers to a trillion dollars of automatic federal tax and spending changes that will begin to start first thing next year. This will raise the middle class taxes while cutting funding for programs serving students, seniors, veterans, and children.

Delaware's two moderate senators, Tom Carper and Chris Coons, will be key participants in budget negotiations aimed at avoiding the cliff. Negotiations are scheduled to begin in Congress Tuesday.