Geithner Says Budget Deal Is ‘Within Our Grasp’
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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said he’s confident an agreement on averting the fiscal cliff can be concluded within weeks after White House talks between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders.
“It was a good meeting, and the tone was very good,” Geithner said in an interview yesterday in Washington on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital With Al Hunt” airing this weekend. “I think this is doable within several weeks.”