WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is launching a push to extend tax cuts for the middle class, starting with an address from the White House on Monday.
A senior administration official says Obama will call for a one-year extension of tax cuts for people making less than $250,000 a year.
House Republicans are expected to push this month for a measure to extend all of the Bush-era tax cuts due to expire at the end of the year, including reductions on wealthier income earners.
An official at Obama's re-election campaign says it will promote the president's economic agenda in a series of events this week in battleground states, including New Hampshire, Colorado and Nevada.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to preview Obama's announcement.
| Approve: | 48.7% |
| Disapprove: | 46.8% |
| Spread: | +1.9% |
| Republican: | 39.7% |
| Democrat: | 42.0% |
| Spread: | +2.3% |
| Right Direction: | 32.5% |
| Wrong Track: | 59.0% |
| Spread: | -26.5% |
| Approve: | 16.6% |
| Disapprove: | 75.8% |
| Spread: | -59.2% |
