Congress

Congress on Friday approved a two-month renewal of payroll tax cuts for 160 million workers and unemployment benefits for millions, handing President Barack Obama a convincing victory for his jobs agenda.

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As Americans watch yet another political drama play out on Capitol Hill -- this time over whether to extend the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits -- they have a question for Congress: Can't you all just get along? For once?

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The Washington stand-off continues, and it continues to turn-off Americans, in a time where morale needs to be on the rise.

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Yesterday, the House rejected a plan to extend a Social Security payroll tax cut for two months and Republican members are demanding that the U.S. Senate return to negotiate an extension for the entire year. 

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A bipartisan bill out of Washington, D.C. that would temporarily prevent a payroll tax increase is creating massive rifts for politicians on both sides of the aisle.

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The Republican-controlled House intends to wait until Tuesday to reject a Senate measure providing a two-month extension of Social Security payroll tax cuts due to expire on Dec. 31.

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The Senate won't renegotiate a bill extending payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits unless the House first approves a bipartisan version that House Republicans strongly oppose, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday.

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The House has passed a $1 trillion-plus catchall budget bill paying for day-to-day operations of 10 Cabinet departments and averting a government shutdown, while Senate talks in renewing a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits reached a critical phase.

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Congress has cleared a $662 billion defense bill and will send the measure to President Barack Obama for his signature.

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Officials say Democratic lawmakers are considering whether to jettison their demand for a surtax on millionaires as a way of covering the cost of a Social Security payroll tax cut extension.

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