White House Chief of Staff-designate Rahm Emanuel told This Week that Barack Obama will move ahead with his plan to cut middle-class taxes despite rumors to the contrary, Politico reports. Other highlights from the Sunday talk shows:
- Emanuel also told This Week that Obama opposes tacking a Colombia free trade deal to a new economic stimulus package to secure the Bush administration’s approval, the Hill reports. To “have a strong recovery and a sustained recovery over a period of time means that the middle class must be the focus of the economic strategy,” he said.
- Likely incoming minority whip Rep. Eric Cantor told Fox News Sunday that “Republicans in Congress will stand ready to work with this new president” to address the country’s problems, the Hill reports.