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03/17/10
WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies that hire unemployed workers get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill headed for likely Senate passage Wednesday. Find Us On Facebook
A positive vote would send the legislation to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature.
It would be the first of several election-year jobs bills promised by Democrats to be enacted into law, though there's plenty of skepticism that the measure will do much to boost hiring. The bill contains about $18 billion in tax breaks and a $20 billion infusion of cash into highway and transit programs. It would exempt businesses that hire the unemployed from...
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