In his daily briefing to reporters, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said there’s no good reason for House Republicans not to support the Senate’s compromise legislation on extending a payroll tax cut. Carney said the Senate compromise was “a result that was deemed by the Speaker of the House as a good deal.”
“The president is not, and should not be a marriage counselor” between House and Senate Republicans, Carney said, when asked whether the president would work to bridge the divide between the two chambers.
