Dysfunction in U.S. Senate Continues

NewsNM note - We will have Congressman Steve Pearce on NewsNM at 7:00am to shed light on the games being played in the U.S. Senate. Washington Times - All sides insist they want to see a yearlong extension of the payroll-tax cut, but its chances dimmed Monday as House Republicans spurned the Senate’s two-month compromise offer and demanded face-to-face negotiations - something Senate Democrats rejected out of hand. Senators have already escaped Washington for a monthlong vacation, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, said Monday he won’t bring his troops back or begin to negotiate a full-year deal until the House agrees to a two-month tax-cut extension. But House Republicans said they want a full year’s worth of certainty for taxpayers, and Speaker John A. Boehner told senators to cut short their vacations and come back to town for face-to-face talks. “Our members do not want to just punt and do a two-month short-term fix where we have to come back and do this again,” the Ohio Republican said “We’re here. We’re willing to work.” Read full story here: News New Mexico

Dysfunction in U.S. Senate Continues