The White House Briefing room. I just had a good and constructive discussion here at the white house with start and house leadership about how to prevent this tax hike on the middle class. Im optimistic we may still be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time. Senators reid and mcconnell are working on such an agreement as we speak. But if an agreement isnt reached in time between senator reid and senator mcconnell, then i will urge senator reid to bring to the floor a basic package for an upordown vote. One that protects the middle class from an income class hike. One that extends it to 2 million americans looking for a job and lays the groundwork for more Economic Growth and debt reduction. That leads to the insistent park, asking reith who control the Senate Agenda and has a majority to pass things gets you most of the way through the senate. Clearly the president wants mcconnell and the republicans not to filibuster and to be a senate vote, which leads to the mo
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