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Obama Press Conference on Fiscal Cliff

By Jeralyn, Section Obama Administration
Posted on Fri Dec 21, 2012 at 04:48:50 PM EST
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President Obama just gave a press conference on the fiscal cliff. He says we need to find some common ground. He's met Republicans half-way.

"This is something within our capacity to solve....Call me a hopeless optimist, but I still think we can get this done."

He wishes everyone Merry Christmas and because Congress didn't get this done, he'll see us next week.

The first question from the media was about the NRA. (Then the video cut off.)

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    Pelosi on passing Obama's last offer (5.00 / 8) (#1)
    by MO Blue on Fri Dec 21, 2012 at 05:14:45 PM EST
    Brian Beutler December 21, 2012, 3:06 PM In the wake of House Speaker John Boehner's Plan B debacle, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is calling on him to consider bringing President Obama's most recent fiscal cliff offer -- which includes $1.2 trillion in new tax revenue, and hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts to safety net programs -- to the House floor. link

    If a Grand Bargain containing cuts to safety net programs and tax increases to the working poor and middle class passes the house with a majority of Democratic votes and just a sprinkling of Republican votes, the public will hea