Stephen Dinan talked about the next steps to avoid the “fiscal cliff” and other issues left for Congress before the end of 2012. Topics included specifics of potential tax increases, Speaker Boehner’s “Plan B,” and Republican and Democratic legislative strategies for 2013. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Fiscal cliff" referred to the tax increases and spending cuts set to take place at the end of 2012 if Congress failed to reach a budget agreement.