News from The Hill: House expected to return next week after passing stop gap

December 16, 2011

By Erik Wasson

House lawmakers expect to leave town Friday and return next week to deal with extending the payroll tax holiday.

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told his caucus to expect a two-month extension of the payroll tax holiday to be sent to the House by the Senate.

He also said the House will insist that language be added to the bill that is intended to force the administration to approve the Keystone oil sands pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. The White House has said Obama would reject a bill with that language.
 
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