House GOP Agrees to Payroll Tax Cut Extension Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) hods a news conference to announce that he and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) had negotiated deal on the payroll tax cut. ( Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC