It appears that Congress is going home for Christmas break without reaching a deal on the "fiscal cliff" situation - meaning there is very little time left to come up with a deal to avert those automatic cuts and tax increases. Maine Things Considered host Tom Porter spoke with Maine U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, about the impasse and what she thinks it will take to resolve it.

Maine Things Considered host Tom Porter speaks with Maine U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, about the fiscal cliff stand-off and what she thinks it will take to resolve it.