Payroll Tax Extension

Lawmakers Reach Deal On Payroll Tax Cut Deal
Lawmakers Reach Deal On Payroll Tax Cut Deal
Lawmakers Reach Deal On Payroll Tax Cut Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Relieved congressional bargainers say they've reached agreement on compromise legislation extending payroll tax cuts and benefits for the long-term unemployed through 2012, edging a white-hot political battle a major step closer to finally being resolved...
Payroll Tax Deadlock Ends As House Caves
Payroll Tax Deadlock Ends As House Caves
Payroll Tax Deadlock Ends As House Caves
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday caved to demands by President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats and fellow Republicans for a short-term renewal of payroll tax cuts for all workers. The breakthrough almost certainly spares workers an average $20 a week tax increase Jan...
McCain: Republican Stance On Payroll Tax A Mistake
McCain: Republican Stance On Payroll Tax A Mistake
McCain: Republican Stance On Payroll Tax A Mistake
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain says Congress' failure to reach agreement on legislation extending a payroll tax cut for working Americans "hurts the Republican Party." The GOP's 2008 presidential nominee says his party made a mistake in voting down the Senate-passed version of a bill that would have kept the current payroll tax relief intact for at least two more months...
Poll: Most Americans Want Payroll Tax Extension
Poll: Most Americans Want Payroll Tax Extension
Poll: Most Americans Want Payroll Tax Extension
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans want Congress to vote to continue the payroll tax reduction, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll that comes as Democrats and Republicans wrestle over whether to extend the cut through 2012. It's the latest instance in which lawmakers on Capitol Hill have allowed partisan sniping to hold up a measure to put in place a policy that most Americans support, lik