Pelosi: Fiscal cliff deal must include tax hikes for rich
The Democratic House leader told ABC that she believes an agreement can be reached by mid-December VIDEO
By Natasha LennardTopics: This Week, Bush-era tax cuts, sunday morning shows, Fiscal cliff, Nancy Pelosi, Video, ABC, Taxes, Democratic Party, aol_on, News, Politics News
Nancy Pelosi, who this week announced she would stay on as Democratic House leader, told ABC’s “This Week” that a fiscal cliff deal will have to include tax hikes for the rich.
“Just to close loopholes is far too little money,” Pelosi said in the interview. “If it’s going to bring in revenue, the president has been very clear that the higher income people have to pay their fair share.”
Natasha Lennard is an assistant news editor at Salon, covering non-electoral politics, general news and rabble-rousing. Follow her on Twitter @natashalennard, email nlennard@salon.com. More Natasha Lennard.
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