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The McConnell phone call to Vice President Biden that led to the U.S. fiscal cliff deal of Jan 1, 2013.

The phone call leading to the McConnell-Biden U.S. fiscal cliff deal of Jan. 1, 2013

10/25/2010

A phone call from Senator Biden begins the negotiations stalled first between Boehner and Obama, and then stalled between McConnell and Reid. Reid advised Obama to hold out for a better deal. Biden went on the Senate floor to ask if there was someone on the other side willing to dance. At that point Biden consulted Obama and the two decided it was worth a shot. Cantor and 151 Republicans opposed the deal with no spending cuts and McConnell trading higher estate taxes for extending unemployment benefits and postponing cuts. Boehner supported it and the deal passed the House.

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