Obama and Boehner Dig In on Payroll Tax

WASHINGTON, December 21, 2011 - House Republicans voted today to reject a bipartisan Senate-passed bill for a two-month extension of a popular payroll tax cut, demanding a formal conference to work out their differences instead. But Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate have so far insisted on the Senate bill and publicly vowed not to appoint any conferees to the negotiations.

 

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