Republican leaders say they’ve “spoken to the specifics,” ask president, “where are you?”

Cantor: “Only” serious proposal was tax hike, which is “not what we need right now.”

Ryan: “Instead, his speech was excessively partisan, dramatically inaccurate, and hopelessly inadequate to address our fiscal crisis.”

Boehner: “We’re willing to resolve our differences and do something meaningful but raising taxes will not be part of it.”

Barbour: ““President Obama doesn’t get it. The fear of higher taxes tomorrow hurts job creation today.”

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