Speaker John Boehner

Narrow ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Bargain Gain Currency
Narrow ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Bargain Gain Currency
Narrow ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Bargain Gain Currency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and congressional Republicans are setting their sights on a more modest 'fiscal cliff' deal to extend current tax rates for most Americans, raise rates for top earners but leave other, vexing issues for the new year, as hopes dim for a wide-ranging bargain...
Capitol Hill Weighs GOP Payroll Tax Gambit
Capitol Hill Weighs GOP Payroll Tax Gambit
Capitol Hill Weighs GOP Payroll Tax Gambit
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...
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...
Boehner: House Won’t Approve 2-Mo. Payroll Tax Cut
Boehner: House Won’t Approve 2-Mo. Payroll Tax Cut
Boehner: House Won’t Approve 2-Mo. Payroll Tax Cut
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House intends to vote down a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut that cleared the Senate late last week, Speaker John Boehner said Monday, and request immediate negotiations on a full-year renewal that can provide "certainty for people who are trying to create jobs...
GOP Leaders Hope For Agreement On Payroll Tax Cut
GOP Leaders Hope For Agreement On Payroll Tax Cut
GOP Leaders Hope For Agreement On Payroll Tax Cut
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday he's confident that congressional Republicans are ready to move ahead with legislation that would continue a payroll tax cut. "I feel confident in our ability to move ahead," the Ohio Republican told reporters after GOP leaders previewed legislation to extend the Social Security payroll tax cuts — and long-term unemployment benef