Obama Says He’s Confident of Reaching Fiscal Cliff Deal
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President Barack Obama expressed confidence that he and Congress would reach an agreement that will avoid the automatic spending cuts and tax increases that are scheduled to occur at the end of the year.
“I am confident we can get our fiscal situation dealt with,” Obama said at a news conference in Bangkok, where he began a three-nation trip that will include the first visit by a sitting U.S. president to Myanmar.