Barack Obama: “Not only is extending the -- it will help families pay their bills. It…”

On the recordDecember 4, 2011

Not only is extending the -- it will help families pay their bills. It will spur spending. It will spur hiring and it's the right thing to do.

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President Obama urges Republicans to join Democrats in passing an extension of the payroll tax cut.

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