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Think taxes should be going up on anyone, but we all knew that if we did nothing, they'd be going can up on everyone today. we weren't going to let that happen. >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell early this morning on the tax hike agreement that he calls an imperfect solution but necessary. today we'll find out if his colleagues in the house agree with that assessment. bob cusack is managing editor of "the hill." happy new year, bob, good to see you. what's going to happen today? >> happy new year, rick. i think house republicans are going to huddle at 1 p.m., and then they're probably ...

Senate republicans supported it should give house republicans some cover. rick? rick: wendell, we know the president returned early from hawaii, his family's christmas vacation in order to be a part of these negotiations at least to oversee the process. if a deal is reached and the house votes to approve it, does he get to take some time off? >> reporter: i think one of the reasons the president's aides would like the house to take up the bill today, that could allow mr. obama to return to hawaii where you point out his family has been since before christmas. mr. obama left hawaii late the nig...

Promptly amend the measure will not be made until house members and the american people have been able to review the legislation. so what do you think is going to happen in the house today? will there be a vote on the senate bill? >> well, i think the statement, actually, is fairly reasonable and the right thing to do. we'll be meeting at 1:00 this afternoon as a republican conference to, i suppose, look at this bill together as a group, that gives us a few hours to look at it. this is not a simple piece of legislation. we expect it'll be well over 100 pages by the time we get the hard copies ...

Responded to embassy tripoli's repeated requests for enhanced security. what the report doesn't get to in part because of lack of administration cooperation, not turning over documents and the like, is it really can't address the mega question why didn't the administration see the flashing red light and act on it? i think that's what many members of congress are still determined to find the answer to. heather: yeah. i'm going to talk a little bit more about that cooperation in a moment. but the report also says, and it is a quote from it, that it was a grievous mistake to not close the facilit...

Delay, but this is not a done deal, not by any stretch of the imagination. the senate bill would raise taxes for individuals making more than $400,000 a year, $450,000 for couples. those are levels that are higher than what president obama had called for during the presidential campaign and during the heated negotiations. senior white house foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler is live with the latest. does the white house have a sense of what might happen in the house? >> reporter: vice president biden wouldn't predict how the house would vote, in fact, the president and his aides are w...