Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Obama to go over to do list with congress

President Barack Obama will urge congressional leaders Wednesday to agree to his economic agenda, one day after House Speaker John Boehner drew a line in the sand over what could be another bitter showdown between the White House and Congress later this year.The president will focus on his to do list for Capital Hill a five step plan of fiscal policies the White House says is aimed at building economic growth. Along with Boehner Obama will sit down with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid  House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.Asked about the meeting in a news conference Wednesday morning boehner said he willl press the president on his plan to tackle our  debt crisis as well as scheduled cuts to the defense Department  cuts to which Republicans strongly disagree with and tax votes slated for the end of the year.Its time for us to deal with the big issues that are affecting our country and our society Boehner said. Weve spent enough time playing small ball he said.

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