Senate Democrats » compromise deal http://democrats.senate.gov Official news and legislative information from Democrats in the U.S. Senate. Mon, 13 May 2013 13:00:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Minutes Apart, Cantor and Boehner Claimed That They’ve Always Wanted A Full Year Extension http://democrats.senate.gov/2011/12/20/minutes-apart-cantor-and-boehner-claimed-that-they%e2%80%99ve-always-wanted-a-full-year-extension/ http://democrats.senate.gov/2011/12/20/minutes-apart-cantor-and-boehner-claimed-that-they%e2%80%99ve-always-wanted-a-full-year-extension/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:18:15 +0000 sarah http://democrats.senate.gov/?p=106605 Cantor: “John Boehner and I have always been together in saying we want a year’s worth of tax relief for the working people in this country.”  [MSNBC, 12/20/11]

Boehner: “There’s no disagreement here.  There’s no disagreement at all.  About the fact that everyone wants to extend this for the next year.”  [Boehner Floor Speech, 12/20/11]

…Except They Didn’t:

Boehner: Payroll Tax Cut Is A “Little Short-Term Gimmick.”  “House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, called proposals to extend or expand the payroll tax cut ‘another little short-term gimmick.’”  [AP, 6/23/11]

Cantor Spokesman: “Better Ways to Grow Economy” Than Payroll Tax Cut.   Cantor spokesman said: “If the goal is job creation, Leader Cantor has long believed that there are better ways to grow the economy and create jobs than temporary payroll tax relief.”  [New York Times, 8/25/11]

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