In an effort to end the impasse between the House and Senate, Boehner told Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid that he would schedule a House vote on the Senate version of the bill that would extend the tax cut, which was due to expire at the end of the year.
下院と上院の行き詰まりを終わらせる努力の中で、ベイナーは上院民主党のリーダーであるハリー・リードに、減税を延期する法案が年末で失効するため、法案について上院版の下院選挙を予定すると述べた。