WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Monday he supports the extension of payroll tax cuts, a proposal President Barack Obama is championing.

In an interview on a conservative radio show, Romney said he wanted to make sure the cuts are extended because middle-class workers are "having a hard time."

"I would like to see the payroll tax cut extended just because I know that working families are really feeling the pinch right," Romney told conservative radio host Michael Medved.

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