Republicans have pushed over $600 billion in tax cuts for businesses, investors and families through the House as Congress moves toward completing a year-end budget compromise.
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Thursday's House vote was 318-109 for a measure that extended over 50 expiring tax cuts. It made some of them permanent, including tax breaks for businesses that conduct research and for lower-earning families.
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Republicans said the bill would help companies plan future investments. Most Democrats opposed the measure, saying it was tipped unevenly toward business and would drive up federal deficits.
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Democrats overall are divided over the bill. It's expected to pass the Senate on Friday, and the White House says President Barack Obama will sign it.
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Congress plans to vote Friday on an accompanying bill financing government agencies in 2016. (AP)
