Geithner pays visit to Boehner in Capitol

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner paid a visit to House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) office on Wednesday.

President Obama’s economic point man was seen exiting the Speaker's office in the Capitol, but declined to say what was discussed when asked by The Hill.

A spokesman for Boehner said Geithner came to brief the Speaker on the European debt crisis, adding that he does so every few months. He declined to say whether the two discussed the approaching “fiscal cliff” of expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts that are set to take effect at the beginning of the year, and that many fear could drive the nation back into recession.

Earlier in the day, the Treasury secretary paid a visit to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.).

Geithner's trips around Capitol Hill mark what is shaping up to a busy day of meetings between economic and budget officials and lawmakers working to avert the cliff.

Doug Elmendorf, the head of the Congressional Budget Office, met with members of the Senate Finance Committee earlier in the day, and the panel has afternoon meetings scheduled with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Tom Barthold, the chief of staff for the Joint Committee on Taxation.

The Treasury Department declined to comment on Geithner's visits today.

—This post was updated at 2:09 p.m.