![]() ![]() Obama also is likely to face a more united Republican Party beyond Washington. The Republicans likely will be determined to fight for more budget cuts and to preserve existing tax breaks for the wealthy that the Democrats want to end - before agreeing to extend the payroll tax cut through 2012. ![]() ![]() In Round Two, Obama and Democrats almost certainly will face a better-organized opposition. The debate over a longer extension of the payroll tax cut - and extended unemployment benefits for millions of Americans - will come up again shortly after Congress returns from the holiday recess. In facing down Republicans over a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans, Obama managed to cast conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives as symbols of the dysfunction that often has paralyzed a divided Congress.īut in the months ahead, the president will face huge challenges in maintaining the momentum he now enjoys. President Barack Obama speaks to the press after signing into law a two-month payroll tax cut extension in the press briefing room at the White House in Washington December 23, 2011. ![]()
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