Statement by President Obama on Extending the Payroll Tax Cuts

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2011 – 2:10 P.M. EST

THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody. 

My number-one priority right now is doing everything that I can, every single day, to create jobs faster and to provide more security for middle-class families and those trying to get into the middle class.  And at this moment, that means making sure that nearly 160 million hardworking Americans don’t see an increase in their taxes on January 1st.

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