After the stunning defeat of House Speaker John Boehner’s “Plan B” to avert the so-called fiscal cliff on Thurday night, the White House issued a statement expressing optimism in reaching a deal before the January 1 deadline.
“The President’s main priority is to ensure that taxes don’t go up on 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent of small businesses in just a few short days,” said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. “The President will work with Congress to get this done and we are hopeful that we will be able to find a bipartisan solution quickly that protects the middle class and our economy.”
