daveman
Diamond Member
Reid thinks he has a mandate:
The president campaigned around the country saying, We know what the problems are with this fiscal problem. We just need some revenue, Reid said. That was the issue. The mandate was look at all the exit polls, look at all the polling, the vast majority of the American people, rich, poor, everybody agrees that the rich richest of the rich have to help a little bit.
With Washington facing potentially devastating tax hikes and spending cuts in less than two months, Reid said he was not in favor of punting until the next Congress by passing a short-term extension.
Im not for kicking the can down the road, said Reid, who spoke with Obama Tuesday night. I think weve done that far too much. I think we know what the issue is. We need to solve that issue. Waiting for a month, six weeks, six months, thats not gonna solve the problem. We know what needs to be done. I think that we should just roll up our sleeves and get it done.
I'll believe it when I see it.With Washington facing potentially devastating tax hikes and spending cuts in less than two months, Reid said he was not in favor of punting until the next Congress by passing a short-term extension.
Im not for kicking the can down the road, said Reid, who spoke with Obama Tuesday night. I think weve done that far too much. I think we know what the issue is. We need to solve that issue. Waiting for a month, six weeks, six months, thats not gonna solve the problem. We know what needs to be done. I think that we should just roll up our sleeves and get it done.