Topic: Barack Obama

House sets Tuesday vote on payroll tax cut talks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will vote sometime Tuesday on a Republican plan calling for new negotiations with the Senate on extending a payroll tax cut now set to expire on December 31, House lawmakers said on Monday.Republicans in the ...

Boehner predicts House will kill 2-month tax break

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican lawmaker on Monday effectively killed a short-term tax break and called on lawmakers to negotiate a full year payroll tax cut extension for 160 million U.S. workers."The idea that tax policy can be done two months ...

Top Republican predicts House will kill 2-month tax break

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican lawmaker on Monday effectively killed a short-term tax break and called on lawmakers to negotiate a full year payroll tax cut extension for 160 million U.S. workers."The idea that tax policy can be done two months ...

Top Republican predicts House will kill 2-month tax

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican lawmaker on Monday effectively killed a short-term tax break and called on lawmakers to negotiate a full year payroll tax cut extension for 160 million U.S. workers."The idea that tax policy can be done two months ...
US President Barack Obama faced a new political battle Monday after the top Republican in the House of Representatives rejected a two-month payroll tax cut extension already approved by the Senate.The US Senate passed a two-month payroll tax holiday extension on Saturday, ...
The White House reacted angrily Sunday to a threat by the top Republican in the House of Representatives to torpedo a two-month payroll tax cut extension already approved by the Senate.The US Senate passed a two-month payroll tax holiday extension on Saturday, ...

Obama aide: Republicans playing politics on taxes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House accused House of Representatives Republicans on Sunday of playing politics with the fate of the payroll tax cut and warned that Americans could face a "devastating" tax hike if Republicans do not act."If House Republicans refuse ...

Obama signs spending bill, averts shutdown

US President Barack Obama on Sunday faced a new congressional gridlock over a payroll tax cut after he signed into law a $1 trillion spending bill, averting a government shutdown.The US Senate passed the spending bill and a two-month payroll tax holiday ...

House sets Monday votes on payroll tax cut bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fate of legislation in the Congress to extend a payroll tax cut for two months was uncertain on Saturday as the measure appeared to face strong opposition in the House of Representatives.House leaders announced they have scheduled votes ...

Senate passes payroll tax cut, spending bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Saturday approved a $1 trillion bill to fund the government and a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut, putting a cap on a contentious political year but setting up a fresh battle for 2012.Democrats and ...