... so far.
Boehner faces conservative backlash over tax proposal, even as Dems resist offer | Fox News
Boehner faces conservative backlash over tax proposal, even as Dems resist offer | Fox News
Still, despite taking heat from his own rank-and-file, Boehner's plan was rejected outright by the White House. President Obama, in an interview Tuesday with Bloomberg, called the plan "out of balance" and stressed that any deal to avert the looming fiscal crisis must include an increase in tax rates for top earners.
"Rates are going up, they have to go up," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney echoed. In a taunt to Republicans, he panned their offer as "magic beans and fairy dust."
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