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While fellow (from left) Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Lynn Jenkins and Eric Cantor look on, Speaker of the House John Boehner speaks to the media Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 at the U.S. Capitol following a meeting with Republican House leadership. Speaker Boehner said he is "confident" that they will be able to reach agreement with the president to avoid the fiscal cliff, although he did say that he is opposed to raising taxes on the wealthy, which is part of the president's plan. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Speaker of the House John Boehner enters a press conference to speak to the media Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 at the U.S. Capitol following a conference meeting with House Republican leaders about the fiscal cliff. Speaker Boehner said he is "confident" that they will be able to reach agreement with the president to avoid the fiscal cliff, although he did say that he is opposed to raising taxes on the wealthy, which is part of the president's plan. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) leaves a room at the U.S. Capitol where he and other Republican House leadership members met Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 to discuss the fiscal cliff. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice leaves after meeting with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn) in the Senate Visitors Center on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn), center, leaves after meeting with U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice in the Senate Visitors Center on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice leaves after meeting with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn) in the Senate Visitors Center on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice leaves after meeting with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn) in the Senate Visitors Center on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives at the United Nations Plaza Hotel in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. The Palestinians predicted a historic U.N. vote recognizing their statehood this week, praising important new support from France on Tuesday and likely backing from other European nations seen as critical to enhancing their international standing. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. speaks with reporters on Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, following a closed meeting with UN Ambassador Susan Rice, and acting CIA Director Michael Morell. Rice is considered a likely choice to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state, but she has been sharply criticized by GOP lawmakers about comments she made following the deadly Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Homeland Security Committee, center, accompanied by fellow Senate Armed Services Committee member, Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H.,, right, gestures while speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, after a closed-door meeting with UN Ambassador Susan Rice. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Armed Services Committee member, Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., right, accompanied by fellow committee member, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, following a meeting with UN Ambassador Susan Rice . Rice met with lawmakers to discuss statements she made about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya that left the ambassador and three other Americans dead. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Acting CIA Director Michael Morell, center, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, for a closed-door meeting with UN Ambassador Susan Rice who could find her name in contention as early as this week to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. Rice has been criticized by some GOP senators for her comments following the deadly Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice leaves after meeting with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn) in the Senate Visitors Center on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, on the White House campus in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, about how middle class Americans would see their taxes go up if Congress fails to act to extend the middle class tax cuts. The president said he believes that members of both parties can reach a framework on a debt-cutting deal before Christmas. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) leaves a meeting room in the U.S. Capitol where he and other Republican leadership members met Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 to discuss the fiscal cliff. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Speaker of the House John Boehner exits a meeting room to speak to the media Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 at the U.S. Capitol. Speaker Boehner said he is "confident" that Republicans will be able to reach agreement with the president to avoid the fiscal cliff, although he did say that he is opposed to raising taxes on the wealthy, which is part of the president's plan. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Conference Chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, right, speaks to the media following a meeting of the Republican leadership about the fiscal cliff on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 while Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor look on. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
