Senate OKs payroll tax cut and $1 trillion spending bill
The Senate approved a two month extension of payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits in a 89 10 vote and backed a $1 trillion defense and agency funding bill by 67 32 The package shifts costs to higher mortgage fees via Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and risks a political clash with Obama over broader tax cuts and pipeline policy The White House urged House approval next week as talks resume in January involving unions environmentalists and GOP lawmakers
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Obama seeks yearlong payroll tax extension in push
President Obama pressed Congress to extend the Social Security payroll tax cut for a full year, arguing failure would raise taxes on middle class families. The Senate bill would cover two months, funding long term jobless benefits, with GOP opposition to higher taxes and a demand to accelerate a Canada Texas oil pipeline decision linked to the package.
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