'God only knows': Boehner open to renewed fiscal crisis talks, but solution unclear

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Fox News:

House Speaker John Boehner said Friday he was not giving up hope for a deal to avert the looming fiscal crisis, signaling he's open to resuming stalled talks with President Obama while calling on the Senate to "do something."

But Boehner did not offer a specific proposal, on the heels of his "Plan B" tax bill failing the night before to garner enough support from fellow Republicans. He expressed interest in a broad agreement, but added: "How we get there, God only knows."

Americans are facing a gut-punch of tax hikes in just 11 days without a deal. But there's no real working plan. Talks between Boehner and Obama aimed at crafting a compromise are on ice. The House won't pass the bill, which contains tax hikes, that Senate Democrats want. The Senate won't pass the bill, which contains zero tax hikes, that House Republicans want.

And Boehner's plan, to extend current rates for all but those making more than $1 million, may be dead.

"We didn't have the votes to pass it," Boehner acknowledged Friday. "It's not the outcome that I wanted, but that was the will of the House."

He called on Democrats to step up and get serious about spending cuts, noting they control the Senate and White House.

"At some point the United States Senate has to do something," he said. At the same time, Boehner denied that he was giving up on talks with Obama.

House Republican Leader Eric Cantor said "we stand ready to continue a dialogue with this president to actually fix the problem."

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