Boehner Says House G.O.P. Opposes Deal on Payroll Tax

WASHINGTON — A day after the Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation to extend a payroll tax cut for two months, House Republicans made clear Sunday that they would not support the measure. Speaker John A. Boehner, who had urged his members on Saturday to support the legislation, did what ...

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