Representative Sessions Predicts Tax Cut Extended for Months

Congress probably will pass a months-long extension of an expiring payroll tax cut and expanded unemployment benefits as lawmakers finish work for the year, said Representative Pete Sessions of Texas, a member of the Republican leadership team.

“I think it will be short-term,” Sessions said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing this weekend. Sessions, 56, who earlier criticized the idea of extending the current reduction in payroll taxes that fund Social Security, said he views it now as a “good deal” if it’s paired with other aspects of a plan to boost job growth.