Beyond the Fiscal Cliff

The New Year’s Day Congressional fiscal cliff legislation dealing with the expiring tax provisions, looming sequestration budget cuts, and the debt ceiling was a modest temporary solution to a huge long term challenge. To avert devastating consequences of continued political paralysis and hyper-partisanship, America needs to change how we do business, not just a few budgets and policies. Congressman Blumenauer will explore the circumstances that led to the current state of play and several non-partisan actions to get us back on track.