Top of the Hour: House GOP Rejects Senate Payroll Tax Compromise, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

House Republicans are demanding the Senate reopen negotiations as they prepare to vote down a Senate-approved bill to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. GOP leaders claim the Senate’s temporary extension does not goes far enough. The move comes just days after senators from both parties rallied around the compromise bill.

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