Statement by President Obama Following Fiscal Cliff Discussions with Congressional Leaders, Dec. 28, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 28, 2012 – 5:52 P.M. EST

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. For the past couple of months, I’ve been working with leaders of both parties to try and forge an agreement that would grow our economy and shrink the deficit — a balanced plan that would cut spending in a responsible way but also ask the wealthiest Americans to pay a little more, and, above all, protect our middle class and everybody who…