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Above: President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House after meeting with Congressional leaders to discuss 'fiscal cliff' negotiations December 28, 2012 in Washington, DC.
Friday, December 28, 2012
President Barack Obama says "the hour for immediate action is here" on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.
The president says he remains "optimistic" that an agreement can be reached in Congress before a looming year-end deadline to avoid tax increases and spending cuts.
If Congress can't reach a deal, the president says Congress should allow a vote on a basic package that would preserve tax cuts for middle-class Americans while extending unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless and working toward a foundation for a broader deal.
The president says an hourlong meeting Friday with congressional leaders was "good and constructive."
Senate leaders say they hope to reach a compromise that could be presented to lawmakers by Sunday, little more than 24 hours before the deadline.
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Peking_Duck_SD | December 30, 2012 at 12:07 p.m. ― 4 months, 2 weeks ago
It makes me very angry that Republicans are willing to sell-out everyone just to protect tax breaks for the super-rich.
Every American needs to know what this gridlock is about.
Republicans are willing to spit on the poor, spit on the middle class, dismantle social security, dismantle Medicare all to protect their millionaire and billionaire special interests.
It's vile.
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