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President Obama Talks Middle-Class Tax Cuts with Mayors and Their Constituents

December 12, 2012 at 6:22 PM ET by Megan Slack

Summary:

President Obama holds a conference call with a bipartisan group of mayors and community leaders from around the country to discuss preventing an income tax increase on middle-class families.

Today, President Obama held a conference call with a bipartisan group of mayors and community leaders from around the country to discuss preventing an income tax increase on middle-class families. Several of the mayors asked some of their constituents who had shared what a $2,000 tax increase next year would mean for their familes to join the call as well.

Check out some photos and tweets from leaders who listened in from cities and towns nationwide below, or on Storify:

View the story "#MY2K: President Obama Talks Middle-Class Tax Cuts with Mayors and Their Constituents" on Storify#MY2K: President Obama Talks Middle-Class Tax Cuts with Mayors and Their ConstituentsPresident Obama held a conference call with a bipartisan group of mayors and community leaders to discuss the actions we need to take to keep our economy growing and prevent an income tax increase on middle class families. Mayors and constituents listened in from around the country, take a look.Storified by The White House · Wed, Dec 12 2012 15:29:15Stepping onto a conference call with @BarackObama to discuss the Fiscal Cliff and impact of #my2k on communities like South Bend.Pete ButtigiegTalking to Pres Obama with MNs who shared #my2k stories on why we need to pass middle class tax relief now. http://pic.twitter.com/8P4XNFmCMayor R.T. RybakConference call w/Pres Obama & community leaders on need to extend middle class tax cuts #MY2K http://fb.me/OUPpdpudChris BollwageMayors, elected officials, community and religious leaders joined me for call from Pres Obama @CityOfWestland #my2k http://pic.twitter.com/R2HDD1seWilliam R. Wild#my2k In Gary, IN on call with seniors, leaders and members of the middle class. We support Pres. Obama and balanced approach to budget.Karen Freeman WilsonHosting community members to listen to the local leaders call with President Barack Obama. #my2k http://pic.twitter.com/X0In76k8Judge Clay JenkinsMore than a dozen Avondale residents took part in a conference call from City Hall this morning to hear President... http://fb.me/1UxjeVb8ICity of Avondale, AZyfrog Photo : http://twitter.yfrog.com/oeepkeaoj Shared by MayorWallingYFrogFlint's citizens on a call with President Obama call for a balanced approach to federal budget #My2K http://yfrog.com/oeepkeaojDayne Walling@MayorLandrieu on call w/ Pres. @BarackObama discussing #my2k and importance of a strong #middleclass http://pic.twitter.com/A2tKOKNKMitch LandrieuGreat mtg/call today with President Obama, mayors and county officials to highlight the importance of protecting middle class tax cuts #My2KDavid AgnewToday Mayor Barrett and local leaders joined Pres Obama in support of an extension of middle class tax cuts. #My2k http://pic.twitter.com/Qp3SW0jJMilwaukee IRDWhitehouseJust left a meeting w the President on protecting the middle class and making sure 98 percent of Americans don't... http://fb.me/1q4ZRnl4oBob BuckhornI was honored 2 spend AM with prez @barackobama at the White House. Do you support extending middle class tax cuts? Use #my2k 2 let him knowChris Coleman