Lawmakers see tactic for avoiding ‘cliff’
Posted: December 26, 2012 at 12:10 a.m.
Lawmakers say Congress probably could resolve the “fiscal cliff” if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes to pass a compromise agreement.
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The votes are there for a compromise, and a more functional Congress. But the GOP party leaders still stand in the way?
GOP must change, or die. I'm looking forward to the mid-term elections. If this party takes our nation over the fiscal cliff on a principal to preserve the wealthy from fair taxation, then they deserve what the voters deliver in 2014.
Posted by: SPA
December 27, 2012 at 9:35 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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