Reuters: Politics: Obama would veto Republican "Plan B" on fiscal cliff: White House

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Obama would veto Republican "Plan B" on fiscal cliff: White House Dec 19th 2012, 15:39 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Republicans put squeeze on Obama in "fiscal cliff" talks 7:13am EST Obama making "good faith" bid for "fiscal cliff" deal: White House Tue, Dec 18 2012 House Republicans eye limited fiscal cliff bill Tue, Dec 18 2012 Obama rejects Boehner backup plan on "fiscal cliff" Tue, Dec 18 2012 Tue, Dec 18 2012 Analysis & Opinion How Obama seized the narrative Tax hikes conservatives can love U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the White House in Washington November 28, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON | Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:09am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama would veto the House Republican "Plan B" tax proposal designed to avert January 1 tax hikes, the White House said on Wednesday, saying the plan does not meet Obama's test that spending cuts not fall overwhelmingly on the middle class. "The President urges the Republican leadership to work with us to resolve remaining differences and find a reasonable solution to this situation today," White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer said in a statement. (Reporting By Matt Spetalnick, Mark Felsenthal and Roberta Rampton) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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