"Plan B" vote backfires on Boehner

December 21, 2012 4:20 PM

In a risky move, Speaker John Boehner tried to get the House to pass his "Plan B" "fiscal cliff" bill. But the plan backfired when he didn't have enough votes, reports Nancy Cordes. The move was intended to give him leverage with President Obama, and instead left him weaker.

Boehner: It's now up to Democrats to fix "fiscal cliff"
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