The Senate’s two-month payroll tax extension is dead now that it has hit the House floor. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, suddenly changed his position on the bill and Sunday morning announced that he won’t support the Senate bill. The deadline to extend the tax cut expires December 31.
The World is an independent newsroom. We’re not funded by billionaires; instead, we rely on readers and listeners like you. As a listener, you’re a crucial part of our team and our global community. Your support is vital to running our nonprofit newsroom, and we can’t do this work without you. Will you support The World with a gift today? Donations made between now and Dec. 31 will be matched 1:1. Thanks for investing in our work!