on monday, the public ceremony is at noon at the capitol and other festivities,it is includie parade down pennsylvania avenue. we will take your phone calls and comments and our coverage on monday begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. the american bankers association held any event earlier today looking at taxes than the upcoming debate in sequestration. we will hear from members of the association, which includes a group of economists from the largest banks. this is just over 20 minutes. >> thank you >jim. good morning and thank you for coming. we have some interesting discussions over the last two days. i think the major take away from those discussions is that it is the view of the committee that the fiscal cliff agreement has created new head wins for the u.s. economy in 2013. real gdp growth in the nine states in the first half of 2013 before below 2% accelerating to 2.6% in the fourth quarter. the committee believes that the combination of tax hikes, a prolonged fight or the debt ceiling, and the possibility of severe spending cuts in 2013 have th