Bill Clinton Backs Tax Deal: ‘I Hope That My Fellow Democrats Will Support It’ (VIDEO) | Talking Points Memo

It seems like old times. Former President Bill Clinton took to the White House press room this afternoon, to voice his support for a compromise policy with Republicans, and to urge dissatisfied liberal Democrats to come over and vote for it. This time, though, he was offering his assistance to the current President Barack Obama, and for the tax cut and unemployment benefit deal that Obama and Republican leaders rolled out this week.


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