Geithner Sets Congress Talks as Republicans Seek Cuts
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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner arrived at the Capitol today to face demands from Republican leaders to spell out spending cuts, after President Barack Obama won backing from some corporate executives to raise taxes as part of a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.
Geithner began his round of meetings with each of the top four leaders in Congress in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office. He ignored questions from reporters about what the administration might offer in negotiations.