Senate Republicans block $85 tax cut

According to an article on thinkprogress.org by Emily Atkin Senate Republicans blocked a a $85 billion tax cut yesterday - apparently just to trash a subsidy to wind energy. From the article: "An $85 billion tax package that included reviving a key subsidy to the wind energy industry was struck down by the Senate on Thursday, after Majority Leader Harry Reid refused to let Republicans offer an amendment to kill the wind subsidy altogether…”