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Republicans 'Shocked' by Senate's Payroll Tax Bill

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-- all right the house is expected to vote today on a senate plan to extend a payroll tax cut this is getting very entrusting.

It's not expected to pass in the house.

House speaker John Boehner wants a long term solution which is what the house voted on and passed last week.

And on this point speaker Boehner says he and the president.

Agree.

Wallets pretty clear that -- and our members.

Oppose of the senate bill it's only for two months.

You know the president's that we should -- on vacation until we get our work done.

And frankly house Republicans agree too -- is just kicking the can down -- road.

The American people are tired of that that I frankly I'm tired but on the house side we've seen this kind of action before.

Coming out the senate it it's time to do is stop.

Do -- work resolve the differences -- extend this for one year well but every -- uncertainty.

For one year.

Georgia congressman -- going to reserve member of the Tea Party caucus and co chair of the Republican.

Doctors caucus and sir good morning to you back there and Atlanta Georgia.

Are are good morning do you have plans that come back to Washington for a vote either today or.

Even more so than today.

Absolutely I've got to fly -- -- -- about two hours so.

We're all coming back because that's what -- Everybody told speaker Boehner on the conference call Saturday when we heard -- -- about this fiasco.

Of a two month extension voted on by the senate.

We were literally shocked bill.

And act if 75 responses are may have -- one person.

Audit thought it was okay that we would -- put file qualify at all until two months from now everybody else said look.

This is a Braveheart moment.

Are you mister speaker -- William Wallace.

Well let's -- to the fight get us back to Washington let's get our work done and we're doing this is that what you told John Boehner that -- -- William Wallace.

And that's exactly what -- Mel Gibson I could remember William Wallace but.

Now -- now -- of course been in yes and I and I think the speaker listen to everybody and there was some points extremely well made.

And also some members felt like who -- you know regular order would be to go to conference.

If we can't we go back and forth with a -- disagree -- little ping pong if you will and we can't come to agreement then let's follow regular or go to conference and get this done.

I'll be pulled into the U.

-- I get -- to figure this out because the senate passed it overwhelmingly.

They -- 89 votes for this.

-- not how -- how could this Tenet go forward to it if folks like yourself in the house majority.

-- get a bounce it back potentially.

What happened here.

Bill I'm scratching my head and I don't know maybe -- they got the false impression.

All of that the speaker -- -- the house would be OK with the us but we are absolutely not okay we passed a bill.

For a full year.

All on the unemployment issue off.