Sunday Breakfast Menu, Dec. 30

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As the deadline to avert the automatic tax increases and spending cuts of the so-called fiscal cliff draws near, the Sunday shows feature members of Congress and, most notably, President Obama, who will join NBC's “Meet the Press.”

Two members of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee - Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, and Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona, the chamber's No. 2 Republican - will join ABC's “This Week” to weigh in on the last-minute attempts to come to an agreement. Also on the program will be Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, and Representative Raúl R. Labrador, Republican of Idaho and a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

On CBS's “Face the Nation,” Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, and Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, will discuss the negotiations.

Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee; Senator Debbie Stabenow, Democrat of Michigan; Representative Donna Edwards, Democrat of Maryland; and Representative Darrell Issa, Republican of California and chairman of the House oversight committee, will appear on CNN's “State of the Union.” Plus, Tom Vilsack, the agriculture secretary, will talk about a potential increase in the price of dairy products if Congress fails to pass a new farm bill soon.

“Fox News Sunday” features a discussion about several of the issues grabbing headlines, including the fiscal talks, gun control and the investigation into the September attack in Benghazi, Libya. Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, and Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, will join the program.

Luke Messer of Indiana, president of the 113th Congress's incoming freshman class, will be on C-Span's “Newsmakers.”

And Representative Luis V. Gutierrez, Democrat of Illinois, and Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican of Florida, will talk about the challenges facing Congress in the year ahead on Univision's “Al Punto.”