Congress Charts New Course Over Deficit

Associated Press — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:48:27 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's sharp disagreements over taxes and spending are on a re-routed collision course, as Senate Democrats launch a plan that includes new taxes and House Republicans vow to speed up their plan to balance the federal budget with spending cuts alone

Capitol Hill Weighs GOP Payroll Tax Gambit

Associated Press — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:00:09 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to weigh a proposal by GOP leaders to extend the 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax through the end of the year and add the approximately $100 billion cost to the nation's $15 trillion-plus debt instead of scrounging around the budget for ways to pay for it

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Congress Charts New Course Over Deficit

Capitol Hill Weighs GOP Payroll Tax Gambit