WASHINGTON – Squarely in the spotlight, House Republicans leaders shopped a Senate-approved “fiscal cliff” compromise to rank-and-file colleagues on New Year’s Day and heard concerns that the accord lacked sufficient spending cuts. Vice-President Joe Biden tried rallying House Democrats behind the deal in a separate meeting.
The two closed-door gatherings of House lawmakers came just hours after the Senate used an overnight vote to easily approve the bipartisan compromise, which would negate across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government agencies.
