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McConnell: We've Agreed 'on All Tax Issues'
Monday, December 31, 2012    
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'Let me be clear, we'll continue to work on finding smarter ways to cut spending,' he said

(NEWSER– Hours away from the fiscal cliff deadline, GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor today that "we've reached an agreement on all of the tax issues."

He added that negotiators are "very, very close" to striking a deal and said he agreed with President Obama's statement today that middle-class Americans must not be burdened with a tax hike, CNN reports. "Let's pass the tax relief portion now," McConnell said. "Let's take what's been agreed to and get moving."

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