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Growing fears DC gridlock will persist after election

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    South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn weighs in

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You know business leaders fear continued gridlock -- -- -- ahead of this great fiscal cliff that nothing gets done about -- elected democratic congressman from the -- -- South Carolina.

James Cliburn very good to have you back surface.

That's what they -- like and they -- a good he would have you that that's a big fear that if the president's reelected or.

Or are Mitt Romney becomes president elected these intractable problems remain just that what he says.

Well -- the product -- ethical problems remain in the fact of the matter is.

-- are gonna have a lame duck session.

I think that lame duck session room would yield some kind of -- temporary.

Fixed.

In -- give us the time.

We need to do things of a more permanent nature.

What would have a little temporary.

Adjustment being.

Six months a year.

Oh I think got to -- around a year out I I think that what that ticker will be I think will be.

Sort of decided upon.

By the congress based upon the results of that -- -- tonight.

And maybe there tomorrow as well but the result of this election I think will dictate.

What kind of vote when you fix we'll do.

I don't know a bit about who believes that we don't need to overhaul.

Tax throat.

People know that both candidates think -- me to do that you cannot do that in the lame duck session.

-- time you need to have hearings and you need to hear committees need to do their work.

And that would take a lot of time but we can't wait on the committed to do all that work.

Without something being done to avoid the clip.

And I think we will avoid the -- And I think that whatever format.

Form that takes -- -- -- -- -- -- discipline tonight's results.

All right well you could be right about -- and just to explain to people you know this inside nonpartisan.

We're talking about the sequestration cuts -- -- -- go into effect of the enemy here.

And all the bush rates to all the was tax rates at its part the end of the year I guess -- your -- congressman they extend everything.

For another year has said the -- -- early next here.

What else.

But that -- us oh OK I'm sorry I think what is what did you sort of what I say is that tonight's results will determine what -- when you -- would be.

Those tax cuts will expire.

As of the third -- first of December.

If President Obama wins doesn't expect him to I believe that when you -- -- will not include -- This it it's not so zone that's what -- an update that -- That's a cliff because Republicans -- -- -- -- involved as well but don't.

Well you know I'm not -- -- -- the fact of the matter is I would hope that the Republicans were put the country.

In front of their power.

And you would do the same if it's president on Romney tomorrow correct.

You're exactly right OK and that's exactly what I've been sent our guests congressman it's always a pleasure thank you very much -- -- thank you so much.

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