Payroll Tax Cut Standoff Begins
settled in for an old-fashioned staring contest today with House Republicans on one side and the White House and the entire Senate on the other over extending a popular payroll tax cut set to expire Jan. 1.
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Reid Went to Mat to Get Jaczko on NRC
“His No. 1 concern during the entire time he’s been at the NRC is nuclear safety,” Reid continued.
Local Mayor Expected in Michigan 14th District Primary
Gary Peters and Hansen Clarke are already running, but Lawrence told Roll Call on Friday that she plans to file her paperwork to run there after Jan. 1.
GOP Leaders Reject Payroll Tax Deal
Senate Democrats had been frustrated both that a longer deal could not be reached and that the strategies employed by leadership of part of its endgame – including threatening to hold up a sweeping $1
White House Touts Wins in Year-End Deals
“Are they really going to be in a position, March 1, seven months before an election, to allow taxes to go up for everybody?”
Poll Shows Bonamici With Solid Lead in Oregon Special
The survey comes just a few days after Democrats reserved $1 million in TV ad time on behalf of Bonamici ahead of the Jan. 31 special election.
White House Won’t Commit to Signing Omnibus, Waffles on Keystone Pipeline
deal on the tax cut to the omnibus, with Carney saying Thursday that it was unacceptable for Congress to get its spending bill and go home without ensuring that Americans don’t face a tax hike on Jan. 1.
Texas Parties Request April 3 Primary
Lone Star State party officials requested a new filing deadline on Feb. 1, primary on April 3 and runoff election on June 5. They expect the panel to approve their submission shortly.
House Administration Panel Backs Cuts for Every Committee, Save Ethics
Updated: 1:26 p.m. The House Administration Committee today backed a resolution to cut the budget of every committee but one for the second session of the 112th Congress.
House Passes Approps Package
Today, 147 Republicans joined 149 Democrats to pass the $1 trillion bill. In total, 86 Republicans voted against it, as did 35 Democrats.
Pelosi’s Expert Was Also Business Partner
The firm, partly owned by Hambrecht, specializes in Asian investments and earned Paul Pelosi somewhere from $100,000 to $1 million in income last year.
Spending Bill Settled, House GOP Ready for Fight on Extenders
Updated: 1:28 p.m.
Senate Has a Payroll Tax Deal and a Saturday Vote
It will be one in a series of votes that will include a sweeping $1 trillion omnibus bill the House approved earlier today.
Appropriators Reach $1 Trillion Deal in Principle
Congressional appropriators agreed to a $1 trillion deal to fund the federal government through the end of 2012 late tonight, in principle narrowly averting a government shutdown.
White House Lays Down Markers on Payroll Tax, Spending
Carney told reporters Thursday that an extension of the payroll tax cut is the president’s No. 1 priority, not the millionaire tax.
Harry Reid Floats Two-Month Extension on Payroll Tax Cut
With a $1 trillion-plus omnibus appropriations package agreed to in principle, all that Members have left standing between them and Christmas vacation is the catchall bill to extend the payroll tax
Congress Cuts Its Own Budget
Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in January, the House called for providing $341 million — a $1 million boost over fiscal 2011 — for the 2,100-strong Capitol Police.
White House Asks for More Time to Cut Payroll Tax Deal
“Given the magnitude of the legislation — providing over $1 trillion in funding — coupled with the unresolved payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance extension, Congress should pass a short-term
Senate Leaders Trade Barbs Over End-of-Session Game Plan
“My friend, the Republican leader, has talked from the very beginning of this Congress, his No. 1 goal is to defeat [President Barack Obama] for re-election. That’s not looking so good.
GOP Prepares Its Counterpunch
In an apparent attempt to get Republicans back to the negotiating table, Democrats began to signal Wednesday that they may be willing to drop their demand for a tax on those making more than $1 million