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Reid will bring this bill forward. when you speak to republicans in the house, they say they are not going to bring to bill to the floor. they cite those numbers. the 97% of businesses that would be impacted by this and say they agree with that number. however, they say 940,000 small businesses would still see an increase in their taxes, so they are painting this as an increase on small businesses. they say the bill they will bring to the house floor will extend the bush era tax cuts for all americans. jay carney was asked about this today. he was firm about the fact that the president would v...

Of the people. >> real quick, if people want to learn more, people want to support you, people want to pressure the governor, what is the website? >> www.assembly.stateassemb www.assembly.stateassembly.us. they can also call and kbet the information there about this campaign to move this bill forward. i think we have a real chance to be successful in new york, and i think it will benefit the entire country. >> we'll take the website that he shared with us and we'll put it up on twitter and all the rest of the web aspects as well. i didn't mean to cut you off there as well. i was teasing you as...

Story even more about senate republicans and what they are a growing to move this bill forward. tell us more about that. >> reporter: they could have insisted on a 60-vote threshold to pass this measure in the united states senate. instead they are allowing a simple majority. so if you have, say, 97 senators present and voting, a little math, that could be passing the bill with as little as 49 votes. we'll get the final numbers in a moment. that was significant. meanwhile a short time ago here is senate majority leader harry reid making his final pitch. >> americans are waiting and watching wh...

unwashington. the reason, a tax cut america might be about to lose. over the past year you have probably had $1,000 extra. thanks to the payroll tax cut. you will save at least that much next year, if democrats and republicans extend it. two bills are up for vote to do just that. the democrat bill taxes millionaires to pay for the extension. the republican one freezes federal pay and cuts millionaires off from some benefits like unemployment. both bills will likely fail. because surprise, surprise, the parties haven't compromised. now congress has 30 days to pass the payroll tax exte...

might be about to lose. over the past year you have probably had $1,000 extra. thanks to the payroll tax cut. you will save at least that much next year, if democrats and republicans extend it. two bills are up for vote to do just that. the democrat bill taxes millionaires to pay for the extension. the republican one freezes federal pay and cuts millionaires off from some benefits like unemployment. both bills will likely fail. because surprise, surprise, the parties haven't compromised. now congress has 30 days to pass the payroll tax extension. if they don't. people with a salary o...