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Hourly updates - 2012 -

   U.S. Politics

• 02/21/2012 - President Obama Signs the Payroll Tax Cut. President Obama signs a bill that will extend the payroll tax cut for 160 million working Americans through the end of the year, along with unemployment insurance benefits that provide lifelines to millions of Americans looking for work. The President also called on Congress to take additional steps to create jobs, grow the economy and help the middle class.

  02/18/2012 - You helped to extend the payroll tax cut.

  
  
  

  This week, thousands of folks have shared how $40 less in every paycheck would affect them if Congress didn't extend the payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans. And it worked. 
  
  This afternoon, lawmakers got this done. The President will sign that bill into law next week, and we've already invited some of the folks who shared their stories to come to the White House when he does.
  
  The past few days have been a constant reminder of how incredible it can be when people from all walks of life join together to speak out. On Tuesday, we sat down with another group of Americans who added their voices to the debate, and they recorded a message just for you......

   read more / video: You helped to extend the payroll tax cut.

• 02/18/2012 - Weekly Republican Address: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA).  House Republican Conference Vice-Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) discusses the failure and lack of leadership behind the president's budget proposal for the 2013 fiscal year. His budget pretends to cut spending that's already enacted into law, and he fails to address the true economic challenges our country faces every day.

  02/10/2012 - Governor Bob McDonnell (R-VA) on Pres. Obama's Budget.

  
  
  

  In the Weekly Republican Address, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell previews the budget President Obama is expected to release on February 13th.

  
  
  

  Gov. McDonnell says, "While federal law mandates that the President release his budget on the first Monday of every February, the Administration has extended that period another seven days. Of course that one week delay from the White House pales in comparison to the nearly three-year holdup in the Democratic Senate. In that body, Senator Harry Reid's majority hasn't passed a budget in over 1000 days. Now, the Senator is refusing to even consider a budget on the floor. This is an astounding failure of leadership and management of the nation's finances.
  
  "Harry Reid may not want to act, but we will still get a budget from the President in less than 48 hours. While we don't know the specifics of that budget, we can reasonably predict a lot from the President's previews and his past policy decisions.......
  - read more / video: Governor Bob McDonnell (R-VA) on Pres. Obama's Budget.

• 02/16/2012 - Senate Democrats Urge GOP Support Of Payroll Deal.  Senate Democratic leaders call on Republicans to support the payroll tax cut plan negotiated by conferees, in order to avoid taxes rising on middle class workers in 2012.

  02/16/2012 - Senate Democrats Urge GOP Support Of Payroll Deal.

  
  
  

  Senate Democratic leaders call on Republicans to support the payroll tax cut plan negotiated by conferees, in order to avoid taxes rising on middle class workers in 2012.

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