WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Negotiations between the
White House and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on
averting the Dec. 31 "fiscal cliff" are continuing but
Republicans are awaiting a counter-offer from President Barack
Obama, an aide to Boehner said on Monday.
"The Republican offer made last week remains the Republican
offer," Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said.
He said Boehner continues to "wait for the president to
identify the spending cuts he's willing to make in
deficit-reduction negotiations.