Second of all, I saw that the Obama administration has put the payroll tax cut extension back on the table in its proposal.

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Remember, the proposals that are on the table that the Republicans have yet to pass include extension of the production tax credit for businesses to help them grow and hire.

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They should just get it done, and then we can all -- the Senate, the House, the administration -- work on extending the payroll tax cut for the entire year, a commitment this President has made from the beginning when he was the first to put on the table, through the American Jobs Act, a payroll tax cut extension for 2012.

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The payroll tax cut extension is being debated now as it has been for several months because the President put it on the table.

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