They aren’t accepting the Senate bill as written. They are adding language to address the implementation problem, which is why it has to go back to the Senate to be voted on.
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abc announced obama is signing it today. Did reid call the Senate back into session? BTW... Merry Christmas again.
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Here is the official Drudge Report link to cnn as to what happened.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/22/politics/congress-payroll-tax-cut/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Washington (CNN) — A compromise measure to extend the payroll tax cut for two months comes before the House and Senate on Friday after Speaker John Boehner dropped his opposition under mounting pressure from the White House, congressional Democrats and fellow Republicans.
Both chambers will be asked to give unanimous consent, a procedural move that would allow the measure to pass even though most members will be home for the holidays.
If no one shows up to object in person, the plan originally worked out by the Senate and modified slightly Thursday to get the support of Boehner and House Republicans would go to President Barack Obama’s desk.
Obama has promised to sign it, as well as a separate appropriations bill to fund the government through September 2012, before heading off to Hawaii to join his family for the holidays.