CEOs of leading U.S. companies who are members of the Business Roundtable are urging Washington to take immediate action during the "lame-duck" session of the 112th Congress to achieve a resolution to the pending "fiscal cliff" in order to move our nation forward and continue economic growth and progress on job creation. If Congress fails to act during the lame-duck session, the country will be hit by nearly $6 trillion in higher taxes, $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts to our nation's defense and safety-net programs, and our nation's credit will be harmed.