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2013-01-03 13:44:52
Official Washington and many Americans around the country are voicing relief after congressional action on a compromise partial plan to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff of tax increases and budget cuts that could have plunged the U.S. economy into recession. But more battles between the White House and Congress over spending and taxes are expected in a matter of weeks.,
After months of political debate, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans were finally able to craft a narrow agreement to avoid tax increases for all Americans.
But the agreement does little to end the continuing battle over federal government spending, which Republicans remain determined to cut during the months ahead despite losses in last November’s general elections.
The next major clash could come as early as next month, when congressional action will be needed to raise the debt limit so that the government can continue to borrow enough money to pay its bills.
President Obama is already warning Republicans that any attempt to block raising the debt ceiling to demand cuts in government spending could harm the nation's fragile economic recovery.,
“While I will negotiate over many things, I will not have another debate with this Congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they’ve already racked up through the laws that they passed,” he said.
But Republicans like Representative Spencer Bachus of Alabama are unhappy that the latest compromise in Congress only prevented a tax increase and did little to cut government spending.
“There’s no spending cuts. We’re adding $4 billion a day to the debt,” said Bachus.
The battle over spending cuts is also expected to resurface in two months, when Congress will have to take action to avoid mandatory cuts in defense and domestic spending.
Analysts say both Democrats and Republicans will need to show more willingness to compromise to avoid a deadlock.
Ken Duberstein, who served as White House Chief of Staff under Republican President Ronald Reagan, says that Republicans will have to accept the idea they will be dealing with President Obama for another four years. But he adds that the president has a responsibility to reach out to Republican lawmakers if the two sides are to get much done during Obama's second term.
“So second-term presidents can learn that you can’t get it all your own way, you have to reach out. You have to build. You have to give a little bit more,” he said.
Even though Obama won reelection in November, many Republicans still see themselves on equal footing with the Democratic president because they kept their majority in the House of Representatives.
