Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards is meeting with Republican House Speaker Taylor Barras today to continue negotiations centered on the looming fiscal cliff.
While we focused on the "Fiscal Cliff" Deal as New Year's Day passed - how much taxes would be raised on taxpayers and who in the Louisiana Delegation voted "Yes" or "No" - there was a smaller piece of legislation that passed which focused in on an industry vital to Louisiana - farming.
It could be said that Congress and the President made a deal at the eleventh hour, but it was actually made after we went over the cliff. Still, the bill passed both houses of Congress and the President is set to sign it, even though he is back in Hawaii with his family...
Both Speaker John Boehner and President Obama have spoken about the negotiations and things are getting strange. First off, the speaker, who said that the President could sign the bill that they will pass or be responsible for the largest tax increase in history...
Congress has been called back to Washington and we keep hearing about the fiscal cliff. But is it something to be worried about? Congressman Jeff Landry joined us on the Afternoon Drive Home and talked about his perspective about the issue...