White House and congressional negotiators engaged in tough bargaining Thursday on tax cleave extensions and spending bill to finance federal agenciesWhite House and congressional negotiators searched for compromise Thursday on enormous tax and spending bills with a combined price tag of well over $1tn,with leaders hoping to clinch agreements and let Congress adjourn next week for the year.“Not everybody gets what they want when you negotiate in divided government,” House speaker Paul Ryan told journalists, or a nod toward the tough bargaining so far between President Barack Obama and the GOP-controlled Congress. “But I think we will complete this.” Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com