Political dispute creates GOP split between House and Senate
Washington (CNN) — air max shoes At the end of another long and confusing day of political wrangling over extending the payroll tax cut, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi asked a question on everybody’s mind.
On Tuesday, House Republicans pushed their call for further negotiations on a one-year extension of the payroll tax cut. They ridiculed a Senate plan for a two-month extension as irresponsible and unworkable, saying it would create uncertainty by failing to resolve the issue past February.
Instead, the House on Tuesday passed a procedural resolution that expressed disagreement with the Senate plan and called for a conference committee made up of members of both chambers to negotiate a compromise- air max sale .
Obama and House Democrats called for a direct vote on the Senate plan, with Pelosi saying the refusal by GOP leaders to bring it up showed they feared enough Republican members would join the Democratic minority to pass it.
“It is harming the Republican Party,” McCain said of the continuing impasse. “It is harming the view, if it’s possible any more, of the American people about Congress.”
“It is harming the Republican Party,” McCain said of the continuing impasse. “It is harming the view, if it’s possible any more, of the American people about Congress.”
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