White House Press Secretary Jay Carney tells reporters that President Obama will not sign the GOP’s bill to extend the current payroll tax holiday as long as it is attached to a measure to speed up approval on the Keystone XL pipeline.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko is confronted by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) of the House Oversight Committee over allegations made by other NRC commissioners that Jaczko has been an unfit leader of the agency.
President Obama made a rare appearance in the White House briefing room today to call on Congress to quickly pass an extension of the current payroll tax holiday.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney accuses Senate Republicans of rejecting financial relief for millions of working Americans by voting against a measure to extend a payroll tax cut by another year.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says he expects the congressional debt reduction panel to vote on a plan by the Thanksgiving deadline.
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 4:51PM