The House and Senate could vote on the payroll tax deal as early as Friday. Four Democratic Senators and all 13 House Representatives at the payroll tax conference signed the agreement. Republic Senators did not sign the agreement but that should not prevent passage of the tax cut measure. The payroll tax cut agreement resolves an issue early in the election year.
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James Sutliff