Politics & Government
Rohrabacher Votes to Kill Payroll Tax Cut Bill
House Republicans said that a two month extension isn't long enough for the tax cut bill, meaning a possible $160 million increase for American taxpayers.
House Republicans rejected a Senate-approved bill that would have extended the payroll tax cut into 2012, as well as allowing millions of jobless Americans to continue receiving unemployment benefits.
On Tuesday, the House voted 229-193 to bring the measure back to the Senate, where the bipartisan two-month plan had already passed Saturday with a 89-10 vote.
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) voted as part of the Republican bloc that called for a committee between the House and Senate to reconcile their differences on the bill.
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House Republicans voted more against the structure of the bill, claiming the two-month extension provided in the Senate bill would just bring the same problems into the new year.
If the House is unable to reach a deal by the end of the year, the rate will revert from 4.2% back to the 6.2% on January 1, the original rate before the cut was put into place in 2011, meaning an average $1,000 tax increase for 160 million Americans.