WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The deal President Barack Obama made with Republicans to extend expiring tax cuts and boost the economy won final U.S. congressional approval on Thursday.
The House passed the bill, 277-148, a day after it sailed through the Senate, 81-19. The measure now goes to Obama to sign into law.
(Reporting by Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro; Editing by Sandra Maler)
Keywords: USA TAXES/PASS
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The House passed the bill, 277-148, a day after it sailed through the Senate, 81-19. The measure now goes to Obama to sign into law.
(Reporting by Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro; Editing by Sandra Maler)
Keywords: USA TAXES/PASS
COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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