House and Senate leaders will appoint negotiators to work on extending the tax holiday for the rest of 2012.

House and Senate leaders said they hoped to have a package ready for a full vote on the floor early next week.

House and Senate leaders made a calculated decision that the cost of the new program should be entirely borne by the elderly themselves.

House and Senate leaders were still negotiating the scope of a separate plan to provide money for communities affected by the hurricane.

Obama made his request in a letter to House and Senate leaders.

House and Senate leaders have called for an American boycott of the conference.

House and Senate leaders had been planning to pass the cuts within a week or so after that.

But House and Senate leaders want a broader package of tax cuts.

House and Senate leaders are likely to stop well short of the full list, but hope to come out with tax packages in about two weeks.

The final budget cut will eventually be worked out in conference sessions between House and Senate leaders.