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4:56 pm CST - December 22, 2011
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Congress’ Christmas Showdown: “We are now in a position that requires all options to be on the table.”
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. —
To end the politically damaging impasse over a payroll tax holiday, House Republican leaders agreed Thursdayafternoon to accept a temporary extension of the tax cut.
“I don’t care about my re-election effort. I came here to do what’s right for America.”
— Congressman Tom Reed of New York, a conferee appointed by House Speaker John Boehner to negotiate a deal.
“House Republicans, sensibly, want greater certainty about the duration of these provisions, while Senate Democrats want more time to negotiate the terms. We can and should do both. Working Americans have suffered enough from the president’s failed economic policies and shouldn’t face the uncertainty of a New Year’s Day tax hike.”
— Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
“We are now in a position that requires all options to be on the table. That requires Republicans to not only demand a willingness to compromise, but to offer it as well. More often than not an ‘all or nothing’ attitude produces nothing.”
— Cong. Rick Crawford (R-AR) in a Thursday letter to Mr. Boehner, after proclaiming Tuesday he would vote against the extension Senate bill.
The push to find a resolution was touched off Thursday by Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, who had … negotiated the two-month extension and called on the House to accept a temporary continuation of the tax hike and extended unemployment pay as long as Senate Democrats committed to opening negotiations quickly over a yearlong agreement.
Under a deal reached between House & Senate leaders — which Speaker John A. Boehner was presenting to the rank and file in an evening conference call — House members would accept the 2-month extension of a payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits approved by the Senate last Saturday, while the Senate would appoint members of a House-Senate conference committee to negotiate legislation to extend both benefits through 2012.
The new deal makes minor adjustments to make it easier for small businesses with 
temporary new caps on the wages that are subject to the tax relief.
The agreement ended a partisan fight that threatened to keep Congress — and President Obama — in town through Christmas and was just the latest of the fierce fights between House conservatives, the president and the Democratic-controlled Senate.
But the change in direction seemed to end in a clear victory for Mr. Obama and the Democrats, at least for now.
House Republicans — who rejected an almost identical deal on Tuesday on the House floor — worried the blockade would do serious damage to the party brand heading into an election year.
7 Comments
CWJensen
5:44 pm CST
December 22, 2011
ONE MORE CRAP SANDWICH for the people that put these LYING BASS TURDS in office.
CWJensen
5:59 pm CST
December 22, 2011
WHAT DIFFERENCE does it make WHO the RETREAT LIE CAN”Ts choose to run for PRESIDENT they could NOT COUNT on any support from the Congress anyway.
WHAT a gutless sorry @$$ group of cowards.
SAVE your political contributions CONSERVATIVES and buy weapons and ammunition you are going to need them.
CWJensen
6:46 pm CST
December 22, 2011
“Then a pair of GOP freshmen — the group most opposed to a short-term agreement — pivoted and urged a quick resolution before the tax cut expires Dec. 31. Absent a quick agreement, workers faced an increase of two percentage points in their Social Security taxes, or $1,000 a year for someone earning $50,000.
“I don’t think that my constituents should have a tax increase because of Washington’s dysfunction,” said freshman Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., a former reality show star.
“An `all or nothing’ attitude is not what my constituents need now,” Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., wrote in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner. “We are now in a position…that requires Republicans to not only demand a willingness to compromise, but to offer it as well.”
DOES ANYONE HERE here CONSIDER :
Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., a former reality show star.
OR Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark.
To be anything OTHER than RINOS claiming to be CONSERVATIVES.
F.R. Sr.
7:17 pm CST
December 22, 2011
If the payroll tax isn’t worked on until January, according to Majority Leader Canton it can be resolved in just a few days. Why couldn’t they resolve the issue and make their decision retro-active, Then no one loses their, less than $100. The real issue, of course, is the pipeline and the demonrats are constantly undermining, that, as it might actually bring jobs and some measure of prosperity to a region and a country, that desperately needs it and can’t wait twenty years for wind and solar to develope into cost effective energy sources.
CWJensen
8:47 pm CST
December 22, 2011
Here we go again:
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/21/inside-the-ring-105581724/
CWJensen
8:53 pm CST
December 22, 2011
BTW:
NO ONE LOOSE MORE THAN $100.00?
Who the HELL do you think is paying for that GIVE AWAY to buy votes with $$$$$$ we do NOT have?
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
Sometimes I think I am the only SANE individual left.
CWJensen
11:09 am CST
December 22, 2011
I would like to share Christmas greetings from two of the Conservative members of the US House of Representatives:
From our family to yours Merry Christmas and may the New Year bring you happiness, health, and blessings.
Thank you for your friendship, your encouragement, and your accountability. It is an honor to represent an area that has been, is, and always will be home for us.
Despite the challenges facing our country and the uncertainties that come along with it, our prayer is that the peace and the joy of the Lord be sufficient and sustain us.
Terri, Trey, Watson and Abigail Gowdy
“And they will call him Immanuel – which means, “God with us.” Matthew 1:23
Hey guys,
2011 has been a contentious year for politics. Short term spending plans, the debt ceiling, the super committee, and most recently the payroll tax cut have been just a few of the major battles that have taken place over the past twelve months.
But during this time of year, it’s important to take a step back from all the politics and appreciate the true meaning of the Christmas season, the celebration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I hope you have a blessed Christmas surrounded by friends and family.
From my family to yours, God Bless, & Merry Christmas.
Jeff, Melody, Graham, JP, and Parker
Jeff Duncan is from Laurens, South Carolina and serves as the Congressman for the Third Congressional District. Jeff has been recognized as a defender of the Constitution, a fiscal conservative champion, and a protector of family values. Jeff is married to his high school sweetheart Melody, and they have three boys.
http://www.JeffDuncan.com
If we are to survive the future these are the type of individuals that will lead the battle in CONGRESS.
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