over this with secretary geithner.s cfere you say you agree to $800 billion in new revenue last weekend in a meeting withinith secretary geithner, and that the president moved the goalpost.yoeard you heard his response, wellwel we didn t really have a deal. did you have a deal with d secretary geithner?thner? last sunday i thought there was an agreement. it was $800 billion of new revenue coming from a flatter, fairer tax system that would agaiour economy moving again and employ more americans and bring more revenue to the federal government.ve and i believe we could get there.onsday on tuesday the president saidded they needed more revenue. mr. cantor and i told the ayesident no.wesd wedn tesday they said theymo needed more revenue. s we said no.or thursday, need more revenue, we said no.rida friday afternoon when the president called me and demanded $400 billion in more rn
i want to go over one part of the grand bargain you were negotiating with the presidentta and the white house and i went over this with secretary geithner.s cfere you say you agree to $800 billion in new revenue last weekend in a meeting withinith secretary geithner, and that the president moved the goalpost.yoeard you heard his response, wellwel we didn t really have a deal. did you have a deal with d secretary geithner?thner? last sunday i thought there was an agreement. it was $800 billion of new revenue coming from a flatter, fairer tax system that would agaiour economy moving again and employ more americans and bring more revenue to the federal government.ve and i believe we could get there.onsday on tuesday the president saidded they needed more revenue. mr. cantor and i told the ayesident no.wesd wedn tesday they said theymo needed more revenue. s we said no.or thursday, need more revenue,