Extension of Payroll Tax Cut Stirs D.C. Battle ; Obama, Schumer Push, While Gop Shoves Back
Buffalo News › December 01, 2011
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The Obama administration and Democratic Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York put on a full-court press Wednesday to expand a payroll tax cut that's set to expire at the end of the year.
However, top Republicans said they would resist Democratic proposals to pay for the cut with higher taxes on the wealthy.See the full content of this document
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Extension of Payroll Tax Cut Stirs D.C. Battle ; Obama, Schumer Push, While Gop Shoves Back
President Obama made the case for the tax cut in a trip to Scranton, Pa., while his aides spent the day pushing the idea to reporters in Washington.
Challenging the GOP, Obama said: "Are you going to cut taxe...See the full content of this document
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