Línea Abierta : APPROACHING THE FISCAL CLIFF.




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Summary: APPROACHING THE FISCAL CLIFF. President Obama and Republican Speaker of the House, John Boehner, are in the midst of negotiations to avoid a fiscal crisis. On the table are increased taxes for those who make more than $250,000 a year, and deep budget cuts for social programs. How would the so-called “fiscal cliff” affect Latino families? Guests: Hector Barreto, Chairman, The Latino Coalition, Irvine, CA, www.thelatinocoalition.com ; Sen. Robert Menéndez, United States Senator, Member of the Finance Committee, Washington, D.C., www.menendez.senate.gov ; Pastor David Beckmann, President, Bread of the World, Washington, D.C., www.bread.org