Congress has reached a deal to extend the payroll tax holiday. But while the Republican House plans to continue to advance legislation, including a budget resolution, the Democratic-led Senate (which hasn’t produced a budget in three years) has other priorities, reports Politico.
It’s only February, but it looks like Congress is ready to pretty much pack it in for the year. Or at least until the November elections, when a lame-duck Congress might be even less able to tackle the nation’s business…
With the payroll tax deal almost in the rearview mirror, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) was asked what else Congress can do this year.
He had two words: "postal reform."