benefiting big time politically. president obama used the leverage to push for a full year extension of the tax cut. when congress returns, i urge them to keep moving forward without drama and without delay and reach an agreement that extends this tax cut as well as unemployment insurance through autumn of 2012. last week i said that this should be a formality, and that s still the case. so let s make sure that we extend this tax break and unemployment insurance for a full year for our families but also for our economy. it s the right thing to do because more money spent by more americans means more businesses, hiring more workers. the victory in the payroll tax dispute also allowed the president to continue his message of fighting for the american working class. it s about your lives, your
you think the white house is getting their point across? that is a countdown clock showing nine days that that is how much time the white house has to extend the payroll tax cut or your taxes are going to go up. americans can go to this site and actually share their stories of what will happen to them if they lose their $40 per paycheck. that s the average an american will lose. let me bring in dan lothian and, dan, this seems like a full-on pr campaign by the white house and they re keeping the pressure up and i don t know if people saw it on the screen. this is what happened if congress doesn t act. it crossed out the word congress and it specifically says, the house doesn t act. they ve been keeping the pressure now on house republicans all week and now it s another effort by this white house to drive that point home today where the president is holding an event here at the white house shortly after noon to show what s at stake. you ve been talking about how the white ho