Congress Passes Payroll Tax Cut -

Congress passed a measure to extend the payroll tax cut for the remainder of 2012.  The measure passed the House 293-132 and the Senate 60 -36.  In the Senate, 14 Republicans voted for the measure and 5 Democrats and 1 Independent were opposed.  The bill will lower payroll taxes for 160 million workers.

To read a related Roll Call article, please click here:

http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress_seals_the_deal_sends_payroll_tax_bill_to_obama-212521-1.html?pos=hbtxt

Jim Sutliff

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