American City Diner Pleads for Bipartisanship

By Jason Dick

Posted December 3, 2012 at 12:05pm

As the country moves ever closer to the fiscal cliff, at least one Washington, D.C., dining establishment is making its plea for a bipartisan solution to averting the mix of tax hikes and spending cuts.

American City Diner in Chevy Chase, D.C., is urging bipartisanship. (Jason Dick/CQ Roll Call)

American City Diner, located at 5532 Connecticut Ave., NW. It’s iconic sign faces commuters heading north on Connecticut Avenue.

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