But during the December 23 pro forma session, the Senate overrode the prior unanimous consent agreement by unanimous consent to allow the Senate to pass a temporary extension of the temporary 2 percentage point payroll tax reduction.
First of all, because clearly the extension of unemployment, which gives people a percentage of the income they were previously making, will -- that money will be spent and it will bolster the economy for the next couple of years.
The slugger rejected a multiyear extension last offseason that was said to include a small percentage of the franchise and cut off negotiations on the first day of spring training.