Yesterday, a state aid package that will save the jobs of tens of thousands of police officers and teachers reached cloture in the Senate. It's paid for in part by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Which means that, of course, Scott Brown voted against it,
because he disagreed with a provision that raises taxes on some multinational corporations.
That's right, truck-driving man of the people Scott Brown once again chose multinational corporations over teachers, first responders, and the communities they serve.
Let's be fair, though. Let's let him explain in his own words:
"We can't afford it. I filed a bill, as you know, that would have fully paid for it, and wouldn't have raised taxes. Businesses are hurting and those are the folks that are creating jobs."
Reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell: "Can you explain how it raises taxes?"
Brown: "I didn't say it raised taxes. It actually changes the tax code for businesses and puts more of a burden on them. Obviously, the way that they're going to try to tax foreign profits on corporations who do business overseas is problematic, especially in Massachusetts where we have a lot of businesses just like that."
Veronica Turner of 1199SEIU:
It is unfortunate that two Republican Senators from Maine had to save thousands of jobs in Massachusetts, because Senator Brown broke his promise to put jobs ahead of partisan rhetoric.