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Politico | Payroll-tax-cut panel starting to look like supercommittee?
Tensions over the payroll tax extension escalated in Congress on Tuesday as lawmakers waded into the most contentious — and vexing — issue of all: how to pay for the $160 billion package.
National Journal | House Republicans Say They Are United On Payroll Tax-Cut Holiday
“These accusations again about the fact that we’re divided as a country, that we’re divided as Republicans, nothing could be further from the truth,” House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., maintained on Tuesday morning. “We are united.”
NY Times | Pennsylvania Set to Allow Local Taxes on Shale Gas
The Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would authorize a tax on the shale gas industry and set uniform standards for development, changes that critics said would leave many municipalities with little control over the use of their land.
