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Posted at 01:23 PM ET, 12/05/2011

President Obama makes remarks on payroll tax cut extension

By Natalie Jennings

President Obama spoke to reporters Monday on the ongoing congressional debate on extending the payroll tax holiday. View his remarks in full above and tweets from staff reporter David Nakamura, who attended the briefing, after the jump.

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