The 'Fiscal cliff' debate (34 images)

Speaker of the House John Boehner and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) walk to the House chambers to vote on the Senate's Fiscal Cliff deal legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on January 1, 2013. The legislation passed 257-167. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

President Barack Obama (L) and Vice President Joseph R. Biden depart after Obama delivered a statement in the White House Briefing Room following passage by the House of tax legislation on January 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. The House and Senate have now both passed the legislation, averting the so-called fiscal cliff. UPI/Brendan Hoffman/Pool

House Majoirty Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) arrive for a GOP caucus meeting on the Fiscal Cliff on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on January 1, 2013. The Senate passed a Fiscal Cliff deal late last night and sent the bill for the House for a possible vote. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Rep. Jeff Landry (R-LA) is joined by other Representatives as they leave House GOP caucus meeting on the Fiscal Cliff on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on January 1, 2013. The House is debated a Senate bill on the Fiscal Cliff that passed earlier this morning. UPI/Kevin Dietsch.