Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., second from left, accompanied by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Sen. Robert Casey, D-Pa., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., gestures in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, to discuss the payroll tax cut compromise under consideration in the Senate.

First published in the December 11, 2011, 7:59 p.m. edition

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