60 More Days For Payroll Tax Cuts, Jobless Benefits

Lawmakers moved quickly on Friday to clear legislation avoiding a partial government shutdown threatened for midnight. The legislation would extend Social Security payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits for two months while requiring President Barack Obama to make a speedy decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline proposed from Canada to Texas.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/12/16/143870219/60-more-days-for-payroll-tax-cuts-jobless-benefits?ft=1&f=1003

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