Newly empowered Republicans pushed Sunday to extend Bush-era tax levels for as long as possible and pledged significant cuts in spending, as President Barack Obama sought to maintain his footing in an escalating budget battle. View Full ImageRep. Eric Cantor, a Republican from Virginia, speaks on Oct. 1, 2009.The fiscal fight over the coming weeks and months likely will be a crucial one for both sides, helping to set the policy and political tone for the next two years and beyond. House GOP Whip Eric Cantor and other lawmakers suggested that Republicans in the coming lame-duck session would...
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2010/11/08/battles_loom_over_tax_breaks_spending_cuts_245430.html
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