Congressional Democrats push tax reform« Thread Started on Apr 14, 2007, 8:20am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Congressional Democrats push tax reformBy William NeikirkTribune senior correspondentPublished April 13, 2007, 7:31 PM CDTread at sourceWASHINGTON -- House Democrats said Friday the alternative minimum tax has turned into a "parent penalty" weighing heavily on middle-class families and that overhauling it has become their top tax-reform priority.Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said in the Democrats' weekly radio address, taped for airing on Saturday, that "now is the time for a middle-class tax cut" built around reform of the controversial levy.