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Obama Hosts Event with Middle-Class Americans

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    FBN's Peter Barnes on the White House's tax agenda.

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Obama -- middle class Americans at the White House today.

It never to showcase those who would be most affected if certain tax cuts are not extended let's check in with Peter Barnes joins -- White House Peter.

That's right -- 85 middle class taxpayers that the payers -- the president at this event part of his PR push to try to pressure Republicans in congress.

To extend tax cuts now for middle class taxpayers but let them expire.

For wealthier taxpayers take a listen.

Optimistically.

I don't think we're gonna get done tomorrow.

But I tell it if if everybody here.

Goes out of their way to it to to.

Make their voices heard and spread the word to your friends and your family your coworkers your neighbors.

Then I am confident we will get about.

President meeting later this afternoon where -- -- fourteen CEOs his second such meeting in the last two weeks here they include the CEO -- of Yahoo! Merck Coca-Cola and AT&T.

And Lloyd Blankfein the CEO of Goldman Sachs is said in a recent Wall Street Journal column quote I believe that tax increases especially for the wealthiest.

Are appropriate but only if they are joined by serious cuts in discretionary spending and entitlements -- Theoretically -- it is quickly February better now you have the White House.

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