NEW : Majority Leader Reid says the GOP-backed bill `` will be rejected by the Senate '' NEW : The Senate is `` ready to stay in Washington next week , '' he adds . A Democratic aide says Senate Democrats are united against an offset to the bill . On the Senate side , Reid indicated possible acceptance of the House proposal minus the offset , known as `` pay-for '' in legislative parlance . By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Brooke Brower - Analysis of a new poll shows that Americans overwhelmingly oppose President Obama's plan for tax increases on wealthy Americans.
NEW : Majority Leader Reid says the GOP-backed bill `` will be rejected by the Senate '' NEW : The Senate is `` ready to stay in Washington next week , '' he adds . A Democratic aide says Senate Democrats are united against an offset to the bill . By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Brooke Brower - Analysis of a new poll shows that Americans overwhelmingly oppose President Obama's plan for tax increases on wealthy Americans.