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Hartzler to work on federal spending

Source: Columbia Tribune, Dec 6 2012, 3:04pm CST

U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler will have a seat on the House Budget Committee when the new Congress convenes in January. Hartzler, who will begin her second term Jan. 3, said the new assignment will help her r ...

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9 hours ago

Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?

Source: Detroit News Online  |   May 22 2013, 7:39am CDT

Washington — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies. The question now is whether the chairman of ...

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Federal budget battle can be boon for Brunswick Schools

Source: The Medina County Gazette  |   May 22 2013, 6:02am CDT

BRUNSWICK — The sequester — the much publicized imposition of across-the-board budget cuts in federal spending — isn’t bad news for everyone. Brunswick Schools officials say the cuts likely will save the district some money by a ...

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23 weeks ago


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"realize we cannot continue on our country's current path of uncontrolled spending. They know it is disgraceful to leave our children and grandchildren with mountains of debt that can never be repaid."


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11 hours ago

Here comes Sequester: Part 2

Source: The Hill  |   May 22 2013, 5:41am CDT

The first sequester, triggered by the 2011 Budget Control Act, required agencies to cut $80 billion equally from across their operations. An unwelcome sequel is scheduled for January release and it’s titled Sequester: Part 2. It is ...

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21 hours ago

U.S. House panel approves spending cuts, assumes more to come

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 21 2013, 7:46pm CDT

* $967 billion spending cap approved, lowest in a decade * Republicans shifting limited funds toward defense, security WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives made clear on Tuesday that automa ...

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House GOP panel moves on deep budget cuts

Source: San Francisco Chronicle  |   May 21 2013, 5:20pm CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans controlling the House pressed ahead Tuesday with slashing cuts to domestic programs far deeper the cuts departments like Education, Interior and State are facing under an alread ...

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Patty Murray in 19 Takes

Source: The American Prospect  |   May 20 2013, 5:53pm CDT

Patty Murray may be the dullest, most unremarkable member of the United States Senate. Two decades in, she lacks any major legislation to her name, isn’t associated with an issue, rarely appears on television, ...

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2 days ago

May 19, 2013: A Day Of Extreme Federal Budget Shame

Source: Capital Gains and Games  |   May 20 2013, 2:09am CDT

Sunday, May 19, 2013, was one of the saddest and most notorious moments in the sordid history of the federal budget. Let's start from the beginning. It's December 2012 and House Republicans are facing a number of politically very difficult and u ...

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2 days ago

Shrinking US deficit reduces pressure for budget deal

Source: Economic Times  |   May 20 2013, 12:48am CDT

WASHINGTON: The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the US tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading. A sudden improvement in the out ...

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4 days ago

Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1T by 2023

Source: Sun Journal  |   May 17 2013, 10:17pm CDT

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade, using nearly $6 in higher revenues for every $1 in reduced spending to achieve it, Congress' nonpartisan budget analyst said Frid ...

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