NEW : McConnell 's spokesman says Obama should give details of his proposal . Boehner , George W. Bush , Pelosi and McConnell will meet at the White House on the new year . The House returns to work ; the House will be back in session the new year . This comes a day after Boehner 's leadership team issued a statement saying the Senate must go first -- either by passing or amending the House-passed proposal -- and only then will they act , an assertion Buck repeated Thursday evening . Without a deal , taxes go up and spending gets slashed in Sunday .
NEW : McConnell 's spokesman says Obama should give details of his proposal . Boehner , George W. Bush , Pelosi and McConnell will meet at the White House on the new year . The House returns to work ; the House will be back in session the new year . Without a deal , taxes go up and spending gets slashed in Sunday .