House Won't Pass 2-Month Payroll Tax Cut: Boehner

The House will reject a Senate-approved plan to extend the payroll tax cut for two months, John Boehner said at a news conference today. The House's plan: to call for immediate negotiations on a yearlong extension that could create "certainty for people who are trying to create jobs," the speaker said, adding that he doesn't "believe the differences between the House and Senate are that great." The Washington Post reports that the House plans to reject the deal tomorrow.

A White House rep said Boehner had been cowed by the Tea Party. But Boehner said he had "raised concerns about the two-month process from the moment I heard about it." Now, he's urging senators to "put their vacations on hold" to go back to the negotiating table. Obama has said repeatedly Congress should not quit for the year until the tax cut has been extended, the AP notes. (More John Boehner stories.)