President Obama returns to Hawaii vacation after closing ‘fiscal cliff deal’
The “fiscal cliff” deal is done, so President Obama is back on his Hawaii vacation.
Obama boarded Air Force One at about midnight Tuesday, some 30 minutes after White House remarks saluting the House vote to avert a series of tax hikes and budget cuts known as the fiscal cliff.
“Happy New Year everybody,”‘ Obama told reporters.
“While I will negotiate over many things, I will not have another debate with this Congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they have already racked up,” Obama said in remarks in the White House.
He urged “a little less drama” in coming budget talks about cutting government spending.
President Obama address on fiscal cliff deal:
