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<p>Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, second from left, holds a meeting with the conference committee on the payroll tax cut on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 in Washington. From left, House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., Boehner, Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., Rep. Fred Upton, R- Mich., Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., Rep Greg Walden, R-Ore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)</p>

<p>Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, second from left, holds a meeting with the conference committee on the payroll tax cut on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 in Washington. From left, House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., Boehner, Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., Rep. Fred Upton, R- Mich., Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., Rep Greg Walden, R-Ore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)</p>

December 22, 2011

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Tax cut gridlock will hurt paychecks
December 22, 2011 8:15 p.m.

Tax cut gridlock will hurt paychecks

WASHINGTON (AP) - Careening toward a politically toxic tax hike, President Barack Obama implored House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday to get behind a two-month stopgap until a longer deal could be struck early next year, calling it the only real way out of a mess that is threatening the paychecks of 160 million workers and isolating House Republicans.