COMMENTARY | Regardless of political pressure from President Barack Obama, the House Republicans did the right thing by scuttling the Senate bill allowing a two-month extension on lower payroll taxes.
Obama called on Wednesday House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to urge him to summons the House back into session to agree with the Senate bill that was passed on Saturday. Reuters reports that Boehner is under incredible pressure from the White House, the press and a few members of his own conference to agree with the two-month proposal to will keep payroll taxes from rising, but that is bad legislating.
By continuing the lower tax withholding for only two months, Congress potentially risks complicating the tax filing process for every single employer in the country -- something that is bound to cause enormous confusion and error. Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., made that point during a late night meeting of the House Rules Committee on Tuesday. His plea fell upon deaf ears of his Democratic colleagues, but was sufficient to gather the unanimous support of the Republican majority.
The inability of the Senate to find an acceptable compromise for the full-year payroll tax cut extension is further proof that this Congress is irreparably broken. Divided government can work, but it requires compromise -- and that's a quality in very short supply this year.
Tea Party Republicans have been obstructionists to the point of becoming a nuisance. They have crippled Boehner's hand in key negotiations because they have not learned to compromise. Democrats are playing a game with the economy and the livelihood of every working American family. To even consider a two month extension was ridiculous. There is no economic certainty in such a move. It will not spur job creation and sends a perilous message to business. That's the last thing we need right now.
Article 2, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution empowers the president to order Congress (or any one House of Congress) back into session. Obama should do this immediately, demanding that the Senate reconvene within 24 hours for the purpose of resolving the tax issue. If they are unable to appoint conferees, then both Houses should immediately consider a new bill that preserves the tax cuts. A two month extension is bad for everyone involved.
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