Both chambers of Congress passed the two-month extension to the payroll tax cut, after several days of mounting public pressure on Speaker John Boehner to drop his opposition.
With only ten days until the payroll tax cuts expire, pressure is mounting on House Republicans for their opposition to a bipartisan agreement which would extend those cuts.
House Republicans voted Tuesday to prevent a direct vote on the Senate plan favored by both parties to extend the payroll tax cut for two months. Instead, House
Congressional negotiators reached a $1 trillion spending agreement Thursday evening after a four-day standoff related to demands to extend the payroll tax cut. The spending agreement will provide
After days of stalemate over the payroll tax cut extension and government funding bill, House and Senate leaders met privately to discuss options in a first sign of
Voting could happen as soon as Tuesday on a controversial plan by House Republicans to tie a payroll tax cut with government approval of an oil pipeline. The
House Republican leaders prepared proposal to be voted on next week that would extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits while laying the groundwork for approval of
