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Brownback Believes U.S. Will Avoid Fiscal Cliff

Stephen Koranda
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Governor Brownback has some perspective on the issue of the Fiscal Cliff, having served in both the U.S. House and Senate.

He says going over the cliff could have a significant impact on Kansas. One example would be cuts to defense spending, which could affect military facilities in the state. But right now, he’s optimistic.

"The idea that we'd actually go over the fiscal cliff does not seem to me like one that's likely to happen," says Brownback.

He also says what lawmakers may do is delay at least some of the tax increases and spending cuts.

“I think there’s a good chance they’ll probably kick something down the road for six months, or a couple of the features down the road for six months. Hopefully do something now and then start prudently dealing with it so you don’t hit the whole things at once."

Whatever lawmakers do, they could come down to the wire, as there’s just over a month left until the deadline.