U.S. Fiscal Cliff: House To Return December 30, John Boehner Says

House Plans Return To Deal With Fiscal Cliff
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the "fiscal cliff" that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the "fiscal cliff" that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Barack Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker John Boehner told lawmakers in a Thursday conference call that work would resume in Washington on Sunday, one day before the nation reaches the fiscal cliff.

"We are waiting on the Senate," Boehner said to House Republicans, according to Politico.

“The House has acted on two bills that collectively would avert the entire fiscal cliff," Boehner said on the conference call, according to BuzzFeed's Rebecca Berg.

Boehner's decision to bring lawmakers back to work on a fiscal cliff deal comes after sharp criticism from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D), who accused Boehner of "dictatorship" in the House of Representatives.

"The American people I don't think understand the House of Representatives is operating without the House of Representatives," Reid said. "It's being operated by a dictatorship of the speaker, not allowing the vast majority of the House of Representatives to get what they want."

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