Article updated: 12/25/2012 3:38 PM

Some urge Boehner to let Democrats pass fiscal cliff bill

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Speaker of the House John Boehner, an Ohio Republican, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a Virginia Republican, left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington.

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In case the public weren't frustrated enough over Congress' failure to resolve the "fiscal cliff," consider this: lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes. That would give Democrats a bigger voice in the bargain, of course, which the Republican-led House is loath to do.