Obama spoke by phone over the weekend with Boehner and Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid , Carney said Monday , and he rejected a reporter 's assertion Tuesday that no progress was taking place in efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff . House Speaker Boehner also launches a series of events . The first is the annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington, Uncertainty over a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff causes market jitters . Tax hikes and spending cuts loom without a deal in the next five weeks .
House Speaker Boehner also launches a series of events . The first is the annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington, Uncertainty over a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff causes market jitters . Tax hikes and spending cuts loom without a deal in the next five weeks .