In a rare happening, Republicans and Democrats yesterday came together in the Senate to deliver the most significant bipartisan vote since President Barack Obama’s arrival in the White House.

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The Senators appeared unanimous on advancing a plan to extend tax cuts, which will benefit virtually every American and also boost the economic recovery.

The final Senate passage is expected to come as early as Tuesday evening. It is expected that the bill will sail through the Senate easily. After passing the Senate test, the bill will face the House hurdle, where liberal Democrats are unlikely to support the bill as they are strongly against the extension of President George W. Bush’s tax breaks for upper-income households.

On his part, Obama acknowledged the dismay of liberal Democrats but he urged them not to block the bill. “I recognize that folks on both sides of the political spectrum are unhappy with certain parts of the package, and I understand those concerns. I share some of them,” Obama said. “But that’s the nature of compromise – sacrificing something that each of us cares about to move forward on what matters to all of us.”

The bill got 83-to-15 vote in Senate, which shows that both parties were on same platform this time. It is all due to Obama, who took an unusual step of opening negotiations with GOP leaders about the fate of the tax cuts. Obama reached an agreement with the Republicans and the two sides came up with a deal that attracted broad support.
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