President Obama stressed urgency Friday morning when meeting with congressional leaders in the White House Roosevelt Room to discuss strategy to avoid the looming “fiscal cliff” of spending cuts and tax hikes set to occur Jan. 1 without legislative action. … [Read more...]
President Obama and Speaker Boehner Speak Out on Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff
This week's announcements from President Obama and Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner, regarding how to tackle tax increases were aimed at positioning their stance on the issue, while leaving room for compromise. While there seems to be some of the same old points of … [Read more...]