Meet the Press   |  December 02, 2012

Can Washington make a deal?

A panel of legislative and financial experts discusses the potential for lawmakers to reach consensus on a fiscal cliff deal.

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>> congressman, what are the chances we do go over the cliff this time?

>> i think the chances are better that we will not go over the cliff. i think we will be able to get an agreement on the sequester to replace the across the board cuts substituted with other savings. and i believe we will come to a resolution on this tax issue. but i believe it because what senator mccaskill and secretary geithner said is true, which is i don't think people -- i don't think it's sustainable to go into january saying that the great mass of the country isn't getting tax relief because they are holding out for this bonus tax breaks for folks