Topic: The White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday bowed to pressure from both within and outside his party and agreed to a short-term deal to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans.In what could be an end ...
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The top Senate Republican on Thursday sought to break a year-end stalemate with Democrats over extending a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans, an issue that has split his party and raised the risk of a ...
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The top Senate Republican on Thursday sought to break a year-end stalemate with Democrats over extending a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans, an issue that has split his party and raised the risk of a ...
The White House has taken its battle with Republican lawmakers over a crucial tax extension to Twitter, inviting Americans to weigh in on what the extra $40 per paycheck means to them.US President Barack Obama has scolded Republicans for backing away from ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House expressed hope on Monday that Republicans in the House of Representatives would support a short-term payroll tax cut agreement the Senate has passed and commit to finalizing a full-year deal early in 2012."We remain hopeful that ...
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, ...
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.Republican House Speaker John ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers intensified efforts on Friday to extend payroll tax relief for Americans, and it appeared likely that language to speed approval of a controversial oil pipeline might be part of a deal.With Senate leaders huddling in offices near the ...
The White House and lawmakers held frantic talks to ease a pre-Christmas standoff Thursday, seeking to avoid a government shutdown which would deepen the American public's disdain for its leaders.After a day of vitriol on Wednesday, President Barack Obama's Democrats and his ...
The White House asked Congress to pass a temporary spending measure to head off the prospect of a government shutdown as a bitter pre-Christmas standoff escalated with Republicans.The vast functions of the US government will creak to a halt unless a new ...
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