Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits Bill Tested in Senate

The tax cuts and 13-month unemployment benefits extension deal proposed by President Obama and GOP leaders got a procedural 85-15 vote in the Senate on Monday. Lawmakers and analysts continue to argue over whether the compromise was reached after a big enough fight.
Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits Bill Tested in Senate
GETTING IT DONE: U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press to discuss the Senate vote on middle class tax cuts in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Dec. 13. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
Andrea Hayley
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GETTING IT DONE: U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press to discuss the Senate vote on middle class tax cuts in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Dec. 13. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
Andrea Hayley
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Reporting on the business of food, food tech, and Silicon Alley, I studied the Humanities as an undergraduate, and obtained a Master of Arts in business journalism from Columbia University. I love covering the people, and the passion, that animates innovation in America. Email me at andrea dot hayley at epochtimes.com
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