The House of Representatives will
reconvene on Sunday evening, just less
than 30 hours before the United States
reaches the fiscal cliff.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio,
notified lawmakers that the House
would come to order at 6:30 p.m. ET
on Sunday in hopes of averting the
end-of-year combination of tax hikes
and spending cuts that constitute the
fiscal cliff.
Clean-up crew: Fiscal deal left to
Senate
With five days until the Bush-era
tax cuts expire, House Speaker John
Boehner has essentially removed
the House from final negotiations,
telling the Senate it's up to them to
come up with a deal that his
chamber will pass.
In briefing fellow Republicans on
Thursday afternoon, Boehner re-
iterated what he's said publicly the
past few days. The top House
Republican said the Senate must act
first to send a bill to the House.
(Senate Democratic leaders are
insisting that the House pass a Senate
bill that would preserve income tax
rates on those earning less than
$250,000 per year.)
"We've done our job, it's up to the
Senate to act," Boehner told members,
according to a lawmaker on the call.
"We'll see if they do anything."
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