President Barack Obama listens while speaking to the media during a visit with high school teacher Tiffany Santana, second from right, Tiffany's mother Velma Massenburg, third from righ

President Barack Obama listens while speaking to the media during a visit with high school teacher Tiffany Santana, second from right, Tiffany's mother Velma Massenburg, third from right, obscured, Tiffany's father Jimmy Massenburg center, and Richard Santana, who works at a local Toyota dealership, left, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, in Falls Church, Va., to discuss the importance of extending income tax cuts for Americans and small businesses. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)