Obama pushes lawmakers on tax cut deal
US President Barack Obama heaped pressure Wednesday on rebellious House Democrats to rally behind his tax-cut compromise with Republicans  as the Senate geared up to approve the agreement.
US President Barack Obama heaped pressure Wednesday on rebellious House Democrats to rally behind his tax-cut compromise with Republicans  as the Senate geared up to approve the agreement.
 "We can't afford to let it fall victim to either delay or defeat " Obama said on his way into a meeting with 20 top US business executives to map ways to revive the weak US economy and battle unemployment near 10 percent.
 Obama spoke hours before the US Senate was expected to pass the package  setting up a more contentious debate and vote in one of the last acts of the Democrat- led House of Representatives before Republicans take over in January.
 The president said the 858-billion dollar deal was not "perfect" but would help grow the US economy at a crucial moment  create jobs in the private sector  lift up hard-pressed middle class families and help the unemployed.
 "I urge members of Congress to pass these tax cuts as swiftly as possible " said Obama  seeking what would be a bipartisan victory six weeks after voters routed his Democrats in November 2 elections.
[TGT] heaped pressure Wednesday on rebellious House Democrats to rally behind his tax-cut compromise with Republicans  as the Senate geared up to approve the agreement.
[TGT] heaped pressure Wednesday on rebellious House Democrats to rally behind his tax-cut compromise with Republicans  as the Senate geared up to approve the agreement.
 "We can't afford to let it fall victim to either delay or defeat " [TGT] said on [TGT] way into a meeting with 20 top US business executives to map ways to revive the weak US economy and battle unemployment near 10 percent.
 [TGT] spoke hours before the US Senate was expected to pass the package  setting up a more contentious debate and vote in one of the last acts of the Democrat- led House of Representatives before Republicans take over in January.
 [TGT] said the 858-billion dollar deal was not "perfect" but would help grow the US economy at a crucial moment  create jobs in the private sector  lift up hard-pressed middle class families and help the unemployed.
 "I urge members of Congress to pass these tax cuts as swiftly as possible " said [TGT]seeking what would be a bipartisan victory six weeks after voters routed [TGT] Democrats in November 2 elections.