In what was considered as progress just a week ago , the president and speaker made major concessions but remained a few hundred billion dollars apart . Who will blink first in Washington 's fiscal cliff showdown ? The White House and congressional Republicans are at odds over how to pay for a $900 billion package of tax cuts that President Barack Obama is pushing through Congress this week. Senate Republicans reject a tax plan already passed by Democrats . President Obama pushed his campaign stance on taxes .
Who will blink first in Washington 's fiscal cliff showdown ? The White House and congressional Republicans are at odds over how to pay for a $900 billion package of tax cuts that President Barack Obama is pushing through Congress this week. Senate Republicans reject a tax plan already passed by Democrats . President Obama pushed his campaign stance on taxes .