Boehner, Obama Trade Barbs Over Fiscal Cliff

“Our hope continues to ░░░░░░░░ to reach an agreement ░░░░░░░░ the president on a ░░░░░░░░ approach that averts the ░░░░░░░░ cliff What we ve ░░░░░░░░ meets the definition of ░░░░░░░░ but the president is ░░░░░░░░ there yet the White ░░░░░░░░ offer yesterday was essentially ░░░░░░░░ 3 trillion in new ░░░░░░░░ for only 850 billion ░░░░░░░░ net spending reductions That ░░░░░░░░ not balanced in my ░░░░░░░░ So at the same ░░░░░░░░ that we re going ░░░░░░░░ continue to talk with ░░░░░░░░ president we re going ░░░░░░░░ also move Plan B ░░░░░░░░ think we all know ░░░░░░░░ every income tax filer ░░░░░░░░ America is going to ░░░░░░░░ higher rates come January ░░░░░░░░ unless Congress acts So ░░░░░░░░ believe it s important ░░░░░░░░ we protect as many ░░░░░░░░ taxpayers as we can ░░░░░░░░ Plan B would protect ░░░░░░░░ taxpayers who make 1 ░░░░░░░░ or less and have ░░░░░░░░ of their current rates ░░░░░░░░ I continue to have ░░░░░░░░ that we can reach ░░░░░░░░ broader agreement with the ░░░░░░░░ House that would reduce ░░░░░░░░ as well as have ░░░░░░░░ on the table I ░░░░░░░░ it d be better ░░░░░░░░ our country But at ░░░░░░░░ point having a backup ░░░░░░░░ that makes sure that ░░░░░░░░ few American taxpayers are ░░░░░░░░ by this increase as ░░░░░░░░ moving down that path ░░░░░░░░ the right course of ░░░░░░░░ for us.”