A Meeting with Bipartisan Leadership on Fiscal Policy

Posted by Kori Schulman on April 13, 2011 at 2:47 PM EDT

This morning, the President and the Vice President hosted a meeting with bipartisan House and Senate Leadership in the Cabinet Room to discuss the fiscal policy vision that President Obama laid out in a speech at George Washington University this afternoon.
In the speech, the President proposed a more balanced approach to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over twelve years. It’s an approach that borrows from the recommendations of the bipartisan Fiscal Commission, and builds on the $1 trillion in deficit reduction proposed in the 2012 budget. At the same time, it will protect the middle-class, defend our commitments to seniors, and make the smart investments we need to create good jobs and grow our economy.

President Barack Obama President meets with the House and Senate Leadership in the Cabinet Room of the White House to discuss the budget, April 13, 2011. Attending the meeting are, from left,: House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor; House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi; House Speaker John Boehner; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin. April 13, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

 

President Barack Obama President meets with the House and Senate Leadership in the Cabinet Room of the White House to discuss the budget. April 13, 2011. (by Pete Souza)