In an interview that will air in its entirety onSunday’s "This Week,”House Democratic LeaderNancy Pelosi gave ABC’s Martha Raddatz a firm "no” when asked if a deal to avert the so-called"fiscal cliff”could exclude tax rate hikes on the wealthy. Pelosi, D-Calif.,said that simply closing loopholes and capping tax deductions for the wealthy would not suffice.

"Well, no… just to close loopholes is far too little money,” Pelosi said. "If it’s going to bring in revenue, the president has been very clear that the higher income people have to pay their fair share.”

Pelosi’s position puts her directly at odds with GOP House Speaker John Boehner, whosaid tax rate hikes would be”unacceptable”during an interview with”World News” anchor Diane Sawyer earlier this month. Boehner has said he is open to rewriting the tax code and closing loopholes, which would result in additional revenue for the federal government, but has ruled out rate hikes for the wealthy.

Still, Pelosi seemed optimistic a deal could be cutafter today’s first fiscal cliff summit between President Obama and top congressional leadersat the White House.

"The spirit at the table was one of everybody wants to make the best effort to get this done.Hopefully that is possible; hopefully it is possible by the middle of December so the confidence of the markets and most importantly the confidence of the consumers returns to infuse our economy with demand, which creates jobs,” Pelosi said.

The "fiscal cliff” refers to aseries of tax hikes and spending cutsthat are scheduled to go into effect in January.

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