- Congress will not solve fiscal imbalance in lame duck session
- House Republican ready to work with Obama on deficit; puts tax hikes on table under right conditions
- Pushes for comprehensive tax reform with fewer deductions, loopholes
Boehner offered Obama $400 bln in tax hikes in the summer of 2010 before the debt ceiling debacle. Obama agreed before reneging on the deal and seeking bigger hikes.
