The anti-tax troops are out in full force on Capitol Hill today, participating in the annual Death Tax Summit which includes lobby visits and speeches from prominent GOP Senators. The National Association of Manufacturers' website states:

United for a Fair Economy and Public Citizen released a new report unveiling the 18 mega-rich families who are the primary finacial influence behind the decades long effort to repeal the estate tax. As detailed in the report, Spending Millions to Save Billions, the families include the candy magnate Mars family, the Waltons - owners of Wal-Mart stores, the Gallo wine dynasty, the Kochs of Koch Industries and Dorrance family of the Campbell’s Soup Company. Together, they are worth a total of $185.5 billion and would save upwards of $71.6 billion if the tax was repealed.

United for a Fair Economy and Public Citizen released a report today called "Spending Millions to Save Billions: The Campaign of the Super Wealthy to Kill the Estate Tax." The report details the multimillion-dollar lobbying effort -- led by a handful of extremely wealthy families -- to repeal the estate tax. The groups issued a press release as well, saying:

The National Council of La Raza has issued a white paper concluding "that repeal of the estate tax would exacerbate the wealth gap between Latinos and other Americans and reduce the amount of revenue available for the community’s key policy priorities." Report: Undercutting the American Dream: Estate Tax Repeal Would Harm Latinos Executive Summary