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less than one year ago on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning. its friday, december 23rd. im deb feyerick an with alina cho on this "american morning." good morning to all of you out in. >> so glad youre with us. up first, an early christmas present for 160 million americans. the house is expected to vote today on extending the payroll tax cut that divided washington for weeks. house republicans caved yesterday after a lot of arm-twisting by ...

im erin burnett and out front tonight, a deal, finally. a deal. house republicans agree to the senates two-month payroll tax extension. this includes unemployment benefits and that doc fix that prevents people that take medicare doctors getting a big drop in payments. the house added one small tweak that will make it easier for employers to actually process the tax breaks since this really is the final hour before midnight on a tax change. the gops image, though, has taken a beating. c...

im erin burnett and out front tonight, a deal, finally. a deal. house republicans agree to the senates two-month payroll tax extension. this includes unemployment benefits and that doc fix that prevents people that take medicare doctors getting a big drop in payments. the house added one small tweak that will make it easier for employers to actually process the tax breaks since this really is the final hour before midnight on a tax change. the gops image, though, has taken a beating. c...

Chris van holland began yelling at him. listen. >> section 3b of house resolution 493, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on friday, the 23rd of 2011. >> mr. speaker! id like to ask for unanimous consent that we bring up the bill to extend the tax cut for 160 million americans as you walk off the floor, mr. speaker! youre walking out! youre walking away as so many republicans have walked away from middle-class taxpayers, the unemployed and very frankly as well, from those who will be se...

Administration to rush the environmental review. shortly after the republicans made this move, the senate or state department came out and said we cant do it in 60 days. its pretty much putting the pipeline in a position of being killed. it backfired on them. >> attached to a bill that doesnt seem to have a similar theme here as you alluded to. a lot of people asking about that. we want to read for you part of a statement from mitch mcconnell that reads this. the house should pass an extensions ...

Anyone ever. grover norquists pledge and the exception that they apparently are willing to make, thomas, is for the middle class. to allow for 160 million americans to not have a payroll tax cut extension right at the holidays. and apparently they dont seem to think that $40 per paycheck means anything. at the end of the day, theres a bill on the table that the house republicans dont even have to call back into session to pass. they can pass it by unanimous consent. im sure that the democrats wo...

This the worst week of your speakership? >> you know, sometimes its hard to do the right thing. and sometimes its politically difficult to do the right thing. but, you know, when everybody called for a one-year extension of the payroll tax deduction, when everybody wanted a full year of extended unemployment benefits, we were here fighting for the right things. it may not have politically been the smartest thing in the world, but im going to tell you what, i think our members waged a good fight....

bill, if you can get this fixed, why not -- why not do the right thing for the american people even though its not exactly what we want. >> full details of the deal, the compromise and reaction. president obama said, for the past several weeks ive stated consistently it was critical congress not go home without preventing a tax increase on 160 mill americans. an agreement meet thats test. more reaction coming as well. latest on the details and the political fallout. dana bash is with u...

is the candidate still making money from layoffs? were checking the facts. im wolf blitzer. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com lets get right to the breaking news. a possible deal in the stalemate over extending the payroll tax cut for at least another two months, but potentially for the entire year. the year of 2012. we have all of our reporters standing by. lets go to our chief congressional correspondent, dana bash, hes up on capito...

extension that was passed by the senate. today neither side shows any signs of giving in. >> i told the president theres one big reason why we need to do a full year, and thats jobs. a one-year bill like the president requested and like the house produced is simply better for jobs and better for our economy. >> lets enact this bipartisan compromise, however, to eliminate uncertainty for american families and then get right to work on a one-year version. not wait until february. not wal...