House Republican leaders on Wednesday warned their members that theymight have to return to Washington after Christmas, claiming that “serious
differences” remained in negotiations to avoid the “fiscal cliff.”
“The
president seems to be walking us ever so slowly towards the cliff,”
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told reporters after a
closed-door conference meeting.
“We’ve said we’re committed to
staying here. We’re going to stay here right up until Christmas Eve and
throughout the time period before the new year because we want to make
sure we resolve this in an acceptable way for the American people,” he
added.
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