The congressional impasse over extending the payroll tax cut became a showdown Tuesday between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner.

WASHINGTON (MCT) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved provisions from President Barack Obama’s jobs plan that found rare bipartisan appeal, including a proposal to give companies tax credits for hiring unemployed veterans.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved provisions of President Barack Obama's jobs plan that found rare bipartisan appeal, including a proposal to give companies tax credits for hiring unemployed veterans. The vets package proved too irresistible for Republicans to block, as they have most other parts of Mr. Obama's $447 billion jobs package.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved provisions from President Barack Obama’s jobs plan that found rare bipartisan appeal, including a proposal to give companies tax credits for hiring unemployed veterans.

Senators vote to repeal a business tax and to give companies tax credits for hiring unemployed military veterans. The House is likely to approve the provisions. The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved provisions of President Obama's jobs plan that found rare bipartisan appeal, including a proposal to give companies tax credits for hiring unemployed military veterans.