Expense
Campaign Expenses: Like Poetry?
Yesterday on the show, ProPublica reporter Kim Barker said that going through Ron Paul’s expenses was “like poetry.” “I really just saw it like a way to track what it’s like to campaign,” Barker said. The thousands of lines of expenses in the Federal Election Commission filing from the Ron Paul campaign include everything: iTunes music, FedEx […]
Top of the Hour: Payroll Tax Deal, Morning Headlines
The House and Senate could vote tomorrow on the $ 150 billion payroll tax cut extension after Congressional negotiators put the final touches on the deal late last night. Or, to be strictly accurate, a deal reached early this morning: Todd Zwillich Takeaway’s Washington correspondent, tells us about the deal.
A Closer Look at the GOP’s Payroll Tax Cut Deal
After months of squabbling, congress has reached a tentative deal on an extension of the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits that would last until the end of the year. Initially the GOP said they would not approve an extension unless it was financed by other spending cuts, but have since rescinded that position. So […]
Top of the Hour: House Expected to Approve Payroll Tax Cut Extension, Morning Headlines
The House of Representatives is expected to pass an extension of the payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits on Friday. The move comes after a week of drama on Capitol Hill in which House Republicans initially rejected the deal, before succumbing to pressure from other members of their party to pass it.
Top of the Hour: House GOP Rejects Payroll Tax Deal, Morning Headlines
Republicans in the House of Representatives rejected legislation overwhelmingly backed by both parties in the Senate to extend the payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits for millions of Americans. President Obama lashed out against GOP lawmakers, saying the Senate bill is “the only viable way” to keep taxes from going up on January 1, 2012.