President Obama spoke shortly after the House passed a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" tax increases and spending cuts. He said the deal is "just one step in a broader effort." President Barack Obama: "A central premise of my campaign for president was to change the tax code that was too skewed towards the wealthy at the expense of

REP. SANDER LEVIN (D-MICHIGAN): "I just don't want the chairman's statement that this settles permanently how much revenue will be made available. The president has made clear there has to be a balanced approach and no one should be misled into thinking otherwise. No one."

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: I was really fascinated by the exchange that went on on the floor of the House between Dave Camp (R-Michigan), who is the Republican Chairman of the House Ways and Means committee, and Sandy Levin (D-

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: It's possible that this is a prelude to a challenge, Thursday, to Boehner's leadership by Eric Cantor. I think it would be quite naked to do it at this late hour as a result of a split over the vote. Look, there are a lot of conservatives in the Republican caucus in the House who hate the bill, and for good reason. This is

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GROVER NORQUIST: It’s technically not a violation of the pledge, but I understand why a lot of Republicans had said, look, even though what’s happening is the tax cuts disappear and we’re restoring them for most people, so we’re not raising taxes. We’re actually cutting taxes. ### NORQUIST: Define compromise, okay? Richard Nixon and

CNN's Tom Foreman breaks down the items in the fiscal cliff deal the House Republicans don't like.

House Oversight Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) appeared on CNN with Wolf Blitzer after taking the House floor to discuss his concern for the Senate fiscal cliff bill. Issa says President Obama and Democrats failed to meet their own stated obligation, which was to bring a balanced deal that included spending cuts.

REP. JOHN YARMUTH (D-KENTUCKY): "I just need to say something in support of Speaker Boehner. He's in a very, very difficult spot. And to a certain extent, given the dynamics of the three-way negotiations or four-way, maybe, both the Republicans and the Democrats became somewhat irrelevant in this process. And it’s really risky what he has done to

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) joins MSNBC to explain his view on what happens next should the House GOP vote against a Senate-approved fiscal deal.

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) joins MSNBC to discuss where he stands on a Senate-approved fiscal deal. REP. TOM COLE: We're very late in the process for anything to be added to what's essentially a bipartisan agreement. This is, honestly, I would argue from a Republican perspective, it's a compromise. You didn't get everything you wanted, but when you

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WASHINGTON (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Hours past a self-imposed deadline for action, the Senate passed legislation early New Year's Day to neutralize a fiscal cliff combination of across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts that kicked in at midnight. The pre-