On this week’s episode of Bloomberg Government’s Capitol Gains, Senator Kent Conrad, a North Dakota Democrat and chairman of the Budget Committee, talks with Bloomberg’s Peter Cook about U.S. fiscal policy and the outlook for an agreement between Democrats and Republicans to avoid a fiscal cliff.
Also joining is Karen Ignagni, chief executive officer of America’s Health Insurance Plans, who discusses U.S. health-care policy. Finally, Bloomberg Government energy analyst Robert Barnett talks about greenhouse-gas emissions regulation.
Bloomberg Government’s Capitol Gains airs Sunday mornings at 11:30AM EST on WUSA9 and repeats on Bloomberg TV at 12:00PM EST and 5:00PM EST.
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