Each weekday morning this week, the Washington Journal highlights specific taxes, deductions and budgetary programs that will be impacted if the country goes off the so-called “fiscal cliff.” On Monday, we look at tax loopholes and deductions.

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House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) met with members of the Capitol Hill press in her weekly briefing. Questions focused mostly on the negotiations on the so called "fiscal cliff," and the agenda for the Democrats in congress for the rest of the lame duck session.

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House Speaker John Boehner spoke with Capitol Hill reporters on Friday about the ongoing talks for the so-called “fiscal cliff” with the White House. Thursday, the White House had proposed a package including $1.6 trillion in tax increases and $400 billion in spending cuts.The President was in Pennsylvania earlier Friday promoting his approach.

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Each weekday morning this week, the Washington Journal highlights specific taxes, deductions and budgetary programs that will be impacted if the country goes off the so-called “fiscal cliff.” On Friday, we look at Expiring Tax Credits.

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House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told Capitol Hill reporters that there has been no progress between the White House and congressional leadership in two weeks on the so-called “fiscal cliff.” He also said that House Republicans have agreed to put increased tax revenue on the negotiating table, but they have not yet heard what kind of spending cuts the White House would accept in return. 

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Patty Murray (D-WA) hold a press briefing to discuss the negotiations on a fiscal compromise.

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As the negotiations to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" continue, House members met in their party caucuses and heard from groups of business leaders to discuss options for the budget. House Republican leadership briefed reporters today following their meeting.  House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said he will continue to work with the President to avert a political impasse. He also stressed that a balanced approach is required during negotiations.

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Faced with bipartisan budget negotiations in 1990, Congress hammered together a plan that tackled the nation’s fiscal crisis at that time. Wednesday, policy experts explore lessons learned to help guide the current budget impasse. The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), George Mason University and Deloitte hosts the forum titled "Looking Back to Move Forward: The 1990 Debt Budget Summit Revisited." 

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The authors of the Simpson-Bowles debt reduction plan address a Christian Science Monitor Breakfast on the plan they proposed, why it failed to gain traction in the Congress, and what Congress must do in the next month to avoid the "Fiscal Cliff."

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Each weekday morning starting today – the Washington Journal takes a look at specific taxes, deductions, and budgetary programs that will be impacted if the country goes off the so-called “fiscal cliff.” Today, we took a closer look at elements of the Bush-era tax cuts set to expire at year's end. Policy experts detailed the plan and breakdown it's political standing in Congress and the White House.

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Majority Whip, Sen. Dick Durbin says Democrats must be open to painful topics as talks continue on the “fiscal cliff” and deficit reduction. Sen. Durbin was the featured speaker at the Center for American Progress on Tuesday. The “fiscal cliff” is a combination of expiring tax provisions & budget cuts which begin to take effect in the new year. They include the Bush-era tax cuts and sequestration or automatic defense & domestic spending cuts.

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With the so called "fiscal cliff" and sequestration scheduled to take place on Jan.1st, C-SPAN looks back to the August, 2011 debate and news conferences from the U.S. House, U.S. Senate and the White House as Congress considered and passed the Budget Control Act. The BCA is the law that created sequestration, the automatic spending cuts that are split 50/50 between defense and non-defense spending.
 

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For the first time since the elections, Congressional leaders from both parties visited the White House to meet with Pres. Obama and begin discussions on the "fiscal cliff," Friday. More than $600 billion in tax hikes and budgetary cuts are set to go into effect on Jan. 1 if the White House and lawmakers cannot come to an agreement and strike a deal.

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Co-authors of the Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction plan along with two former Federal Reserve Chairmen sit down for a discussion on the major fiscal policy shifts expected in Washington as a result of the upcoming "fiscal cliff."

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President Obama announced Friday that he has invited congressional leaders to meet with him next week to address the state of the economy, taxes and the so called "fiscal cliff.' If congress cannot come to an agreement by the end of the fiscal year, automatic tax increases and spending cuts will take place.

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House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) gave a statement Wednesday on the so-called "fiscal cliff."  The House leader called for "the need for both parties to find common ground."

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National Journal hosted a series of panel discussions on efforts to avert automatic spending cuts and tax increases in January 2013.

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Former Treasury Sec. Lawrence Summers (1999-2001) provides his perspective on the so-called "fiscal cliff," Thursday, at the Center for American Progress.

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Leading Authorities Inc, a progressive lecture agency, hosted a discussion with business leaders on key economic and business issues in the upcoming Presidential and Congressional elections.

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The Urban Institute hosted a discussion Tuesday on tax increases scheduled to take effect in January, including the end of the Bush-era income tax cuts, the payroll tax holiday and hikes on investment income.

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Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) speaks about his deficit reduction plan and prospects for solving the "fiscal cliff" at the Ripon Society.

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Reporters who focus on the federal budget discussed how they are covering the so-called "fiscal cliff," the term coined to describe the tax increases and budget cuts that will take effect in January unless Congress acts to stop them.

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