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FBN’s Rich Edson with the latest on the fiscal cliff negotiations, and the finger pointing happening in Washington.
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I'm expected back in DC.
Within the hour.
Just doesn't senate needs some legislative action for the first time in nearly forty years between Christmas and New Year's.
It comes as lawmakers continue to scramble to get up fiscal six deals done.
And -- -- it -- up to the minute coverage from Capitol Hill -- -- what's the latest.
Hey good morning -- and yes they are considering legislation here in the senate today it has nothing to do.
With the fiscal Clinton president Obama's senior administration official says.
That he called top congressional leaders Democrats and Republicans last evening -- there is.
No progress from anyone here to report senate majority leader Harry Reid took to the senate for a short while ago says it looks like.
We are headed that way headed over that physical Clinton and put it all on the house.
House represented -- operating without the House of Representatives.
It's being operated with a dictatorship.
Of the speaker not allowing the vast majority of -- household.
Representatives to get what they want.
Yes at 250 would would be brought up it would pass overwhelmingly.
That 250 he's discussing bill that passed the -- few months ago that would keep tax rates where they are pretty come amounts of -- 250000 dollars a year and increase them.
For those earning more to that spokesperson for house speaker John Boehner says senator Reid should talk less and legislate war.
The houses are -- passed legislation to avoid the entire fiscal -- senate Democrats.
Have not.
So the house is basically got its starting point Republicans want the senate passed bills that they have passed basically.
-- extends all the current tax rates and avoid some of cuts -- spending cuts elsewhere in the budget Democrats are on their opening offer we basically haven't moved anywhere less than a week ago.
Back to you thank you -- senator -- talking about 250000.
Limited didn't we just hit it right rich.
That's right -- it's not always -- yeah right exactly and that's the bill that the senate in the past few months -- OK thank you rich next up with more and.
