Will the Federal government avoid a fiscal meltdown? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the issues the federal government needs to be dealing with, but may not due to corrosive partisanship.

Entrepreneurial growth should be encouraged around the country? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why entrepreneurship needs to be defined more broadly and capital should flow accordingly.

Even when Congress is in recess, regulators keep working. Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to report one of the regulatory nightmares for small business associated with the Dodd-Frank law that involves the Congo in Africa.

What are small businesses saying about the economy? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to report on that small business owners tell the U.S. Chamber surveys they feel the economy is getting worse, not better.

Small Business Week at the U.S. Chamber. Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how the U.S. Chamber is celebrating National Small Business Week.

Are policy uncertainties spinning the U.S. back into a recession? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the tax and regulatory deadlines could create a shock to the economy and lead to a recession in 2013.

Small business owners should lobby Congress for themselves - face-to-face. Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to report on the power of small business owners lobbying Congress, face-to-face, on Capital Hill.

Presidents use regulatory agencies to subvert the legislative process. Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame with specific examples of how the Obama administration has used the EPA and other agencies to go around Congress.

Will Congress decide to extend or abolish the Bush tax cuts? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how Congress will deal with the expiring Bush tax cuts, and other tax and budget issues.

Reagan was devoted to supply-side economics. Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to explain why President Reagan would not have been in favor of the Buffet Rule -- raising taxes on the wealthy - in 2012.