The bill as amended is passed. Reporter the senate voted 898 to avoid tax hikes for 99 of all americans. This shouldnt be the model for how we do things around here. But i think we can say weve done some good for the country. R if the bill eventually becomes law, the bush era tax cuts will be permanently extended for everyone making less than 400,000 a year. And families making less than 450,000 a year. It will also keep the alternative minimum tax for the wealthy from hitting millions of middleclass families. Middleclass families will wake up today to the assurance that their taxes wont go up 2,200 each. Reporter the Senate Agreement delays 110 billion in spending cuts that were due to kick in today for another two months. But because the bill doesnt address spending, getting it passed in the house could be much tougher. The fact that the president won challenges partly on spending cuts is disgusting. The fact that were not where we need to be on revenues is disgusting. Its just disgu