Wisconsin's House delegation split their votes.
Those voting in favor:
- Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI 02)
- Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI 04)
- Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI 07)
- Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI 08)
Those voting against:
- Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI 01)
- Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI 03)
- Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI 05)
- Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI 06)
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress has passed legislation renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more, backing the main items on President Barack Obama's jobs agenda in a rare burst of Washington bipartisanship.
The Senate approved the $143 billion measure by a bipartisan 60-36 vote. That tally came minutes after the House approved it by a sweeping 293-132 vote.
Obama is expected to sign it into law shortly after returning from a West Coast fundraising swing.
Under Friday's measure, workers would continue to receive a two percentage point increase in their paychecks and people out of work for more than six months would keep jobless benefits averaging about $300 a week. It would also head off a steep cut in reimbursements for physicians who treat Medicare patients.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The GOP-controlled House has passed a bill renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more, backing the main items on President Barak Obama's jobs agenda in a rare burst of bipartisanship.
The bill passed Friday, 293-132. The Senate is expected to quickly follow and send the measure to Obama to sign.
Under the bill, workers will continue to receive a two percentage point increase in their paychecks, and people out of work for more than six months will keep jobless benefits averaging about $300 a week. Obama says these steps will aid the fragile recovery from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
The legislation also heads off a steep cut in reimbursements for physicians who treat Medicare patients.
