Clinton endorses tax deal following Oval Office powwow with Obama

[ProSense]

Clinton endorses tax deal following Oval Office powwow with Obama

By Michael O'Brien

Former President Clinton said Friday that he supports President Obama's deal on tax cuts with congressional Republicans.

Clinton, following a meeting in the Oval Office Friday afternoon, said that while the deal is far from perfect, lawmakers should approve the deal proposed by Obama to extend all income tax rates for two years in exchange for an extension in unemployment benefits and other middle-class tax breaks.

"On its own, I wouldn't support it because I don't think that my tax cut is the most economically efficient way to get the economy going again," Clinton said in remarks in the White House briefing room. "However, the agreement taken as a whole is, I believe, the best bipartisan agreement we can reach to help the largest number of Americans."

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Clinton also gave his blessing to Obama's top foreign policy initiative while speaking to reporters.

"I think this START agreement is very important to the future of our national security," Clinton said in reference to the New START treaty awaiting ratification in the Senate.

President George H.W. Bush Urges Senate To Ratify The New START Treaty

Who said President Obama isn't good at arm twisting?

[CakeGrrl]

1. Wait, didn't you get the memo? The walls of the White House are CRUMBLING

under the sheer force of Obama's weakness.

He should be stepping down in a few days to let Bernie Sanders take over because...that's what a group of DUers thinks should happen, so it must be so.

:crazy:

[dennis4868]

3. Until sanders has....

A plan that can overcome a repub senate fillubuster and at the same time save the middle class and the lowest tax brackets from tax hikes and provide 13 months of UI, HD should shut the fuck up!

[emulatorloo]

2. Glad to hear Bush I came out for the START treaty.

Missed the Clinton press conference unfortunately. Hopefully can catch a re-run later.

[ibegurpard]

4. you think that Clinton backing this is evidence of arm twisting?

The man who presided over NAFTA, DOMA, telecomm dereg??
that's rich...