According to political expert Rick Hauffe, this deal really had little to do with individual political parties.
"This is not the time to play games and I'm really glad congress had the common sense pulled together to get this job done," Rick Hauffe said.
This extension may be relief for 160 million American taxpayers. That means, for families earning $50,000 a year, they get to keep their $1,000 tax credit.
"It's not a lot of money per household but it's aimed at the biggest section, the working and middle class families across the US," Hauffe said.
This bill is a good thing for South Dakota's middle class - which makes up most of the state's population. This deal also extends long-term jobless benefits for millions of unemployed Americans.
"That's a critical tool to keep from drowning. It's not something that saves our economy but prevents us from going under," Hauffe said.
This bill prevents deep cuts to doctors who treat medicare patients. Hauffe tells me, regardless of anyone's knowledge on this decision, he says for South Dakota, it's good... and healthy.
"I don't know if people are going to remember this very long, maybe the big fight, but there's much bigger things we can all be working on," Hauffe said.
President Obama is expected to sign the bill as soon as he returns to the Oval Office.
