President Bush's "No New Taxes" Pledge

President Bush's "no new taxes" pledge

A) helped him maintain high approval ratings.
B) helped the Republicans maintain control of the Congress.
C) did not last as he proposed small income tax increases on the wealthy and steeper taxes on luxury items.
D) was broken when he agreed to across-the-board income tax increases of a minimum of 5 percent in order to pay for the huge deficit.