But they are getting a hearing inside the Beltway. Last week, some of the council's CEOs met with Obama, who also has met with labor leaders, small business owners and other fiscal cliff stakeholders. This week, other members of the CEO council are meeting with Obama, as well as with Republican and Democratic leaders in the House.
At the same time, the campaign's leaders -- including Bowles and Maya MacGuineas, president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget -- met this week with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew and other senior administration officials who will be involved in the fiscal cliff negotiations.
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