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Washington Journal for Monday, November 12

Washington, DC

Fawn Johnson, National Journal Correspondent
                                   
Both political sides are calling for a deal on comprehensive immigration reform following Tuesday’s election results and the historic turnout of Latino voters.  Ms. Johnson looked at various reform proposals and potential areas of compromise.
                       
Kathy Kiely, Sunlight Foundation Managing Editor
                       
Our guest discussed the huge role money played in Campaign 2012 - the first national campaign of the post-Citizens United era. Who were the big spenders, role of SuperPacs, and efforts to rein in unregulated campaign contributions?
          
Lindy Paull, Former Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation – 1998-2003 and Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers

Both the White House and Congress are engaged in resolving what to do about tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of the year due. Ms. Paull discussed what types of tax rates will change if rates go up and by how much and how that will impact those across many income levels.

Updated: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 10:21am (ET)

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