House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) issued the following statement after the House voted via unanimous consent to pass the Senate’s two-month payroll tax cut extension:
“Today’s vote ensures that on January 1st, 160 million Americans will not see their taxes go up, over 2 million Americans will not lose unemployment insurance as they look for work, and 48 million Americans will not lose access to their doctor. Now we must immediately focus on extending these critical policies for a full year. I am hopeful that Republicans will work with us to do so quickly, and not take Americans to the brink once more.”