Fiscal Negotiators See Optimism With Hurdles Remaining

The first face-to face meeting between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders about the so-called fiscal cliff yielded optimism from participants with few details on how they would resolve their disagreements.

House Speaker John Boehner and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney both described yesterday’s meeting as “constructive.” The meeting in the Roosevelt Room at the White House featured the same leaders who have tried and failed to bridge their differences on fiscal policy before.