WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 06: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) answers reporters’ questions during her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center December 6, 2012 in Washington, DC. Pelosi said the steep tax increases and deep spending cuts that come with the “fiscal cliff” will have “to be dealt with,” and that she hoped an agreement could be reached. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)