The White House - Economic Policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and fellow Democrats on Wednesday signaled a willingness to drop a proposed surtax on millionaires, but remained at odds with Republicans in efforts to extend an expiring payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans.Obama discussed abandoning ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday faced the prospect of an imminent government shutdown for the third time this year as a fight between lawmakers in Congress over taxes and spending turned nastier.With time running out for a deal, President ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic lawmakers were locked in an end-of-year fight on Tuesday that threatens a government shutdown, an effective tax hike for 160 million Americans and the loss of benefits for millions of unemployed.With just days left to resolve ...

Defying a White House veto threat, the US House of Representatives voted Tuesday to tie a payroll tax cut extension to the swift approval of the controversial "Keystone XL" US-Canada oil pipeline.US President Barack Obama's Republican foes used their majority to muscle ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives defied a White House veto threat on Tuesday and passed a bill to expedite approval of the Keystone XL Canada-to-Texas pipeline project.The provision was part of a broader bill that would also extend ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended his leadership style on Sunday and said he would keep standing up to Congress as another stand-off over taxes and deficits brewed on Capitol Hill.In an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes," Obama suggested his wife, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House rejected on Friday the latest proposal from Republicans in Congress on a payroll tax cut, saying its costs needed to be offset in a balanced away and not with budget cuts exempting the rich."We are open ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he wanted answers to the environmental questions about the Keystone XL pipeline, whose delay overshadowed a new U.S.-Canadian border agreement announced on Wednesday.Standing next to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the White ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Obama's aides have persistently tried to paint Republicans as the party of the rich, with mixed results.Now, the White House sees signs the message is resonating and Obama will try this week to seize on the momentum to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican in Congress said on Thursday that extending a payroll tax cut for workers would boost the U.S. economy, putting himself at odds with members of his party who are skeptical of its benefits.Minutes after declaring "I'm ...

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Topic: The White House

Democrats mull dropping millionaire surtax

Tax fight gets nastier as government shutdown looms

Lawmakers in showdown over payroll tax cuts

House adopts Republican tax cut, pipeline plan

House defies Obama on payroll tax bill

Obama says to keep standing up to Congress on taxes

White House rejects Republican payroll tax proposal

Keystone overshadows U.S.-Canada border deal

Obama hones populist message to push economic agenda

Boehner says payroll tax cut good for economy

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