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House to vote on tax breaks for new hires Posted on 3/4/2010
The House votes Thursday on a measure that has highway funding with tax breaks for companies that hire unemployed workers.
The bill appears headed for House passage as Democrats work to send President Barack Obama the first of several promised election-year jobs bills.
The House is expected to amend the measure to conform with so-called pay-as-you-go budget rules that have become an article of faith among moderate Democrats.
House Details The jobs bill contains 2 major provisions.
The first provision would exempt businesses hiring the unemployed from the 6.2 percent Social Security payroll tax through December and give them an additional $1,000 credit if new workers stay on the job a full year.
The Social Security trust funds would be reimbursed for the lost revenue.
The second provision would extend highway and mass transit programs through the end of the year and pump in $20 billion for the spring construction season.
The money would make up for lower-than-expected gasoline tax.
Senate Efforts The Senate is working on a $100 billion-plus bill that would extend unemployment assistance, revive a number of popular but expired tax breaks, help states with soaring Medicaid costs and prevent doctors from having to absorb big cuts in Medicare payments.
