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Congress Passes Spending Bill: GOP Wins First Round of Federal Budget Battle
by Joseph Lazzaro on Mar.02, 2011, under Towing
For those investors keeping score at home, Republicans have won “Round 1″ of the budget battle in Washington. But in the long run, all Americans may benefit if a government shutdown is averted.
Congress has just agreed to a Republican-crafted bill that contains $4 billion in budget cuts. The bill, if signed by President Obama, as is expected, will keep the U.S. government open until March 18, two…
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Congress Passes Spending Bill: GOP Wins First Round of Federal Budget Battle
by Joseph Lazzaro on Mar.02, 2011, under Towing
For those investors keeping score at home, Republicans have won “Round 1″ of the budget battle in Washington. But in the long run, all Americans may benefit if a government shutdown is averted.
Congress has just agreed to a Republican-crafted bill that contains $4 billion in budget cuts. The bill, if signed by President Obama, as is expected, will keep the U.S. government open until March 18, two…
Continue reading Congress Passes Spending Bill: GOP Wins First Round of Federal Budget Battle
Congress Passes Spending Bill: GOP Wins First Round of Federal Budget Battle originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:45:00.
Filed Under: Economy
The Looming Springtime Shutdown of the U.S. Government
by Joseph Lazzaro on Feb.20, 2011, under Towing
Here we go again: Congressional Republicans and White House Democrats are engaging in a game of rhetorical warfare over the budget. If the parties don’t agree on a plan by March 4, the federal government could close, rattling stock and bond markets.
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The Looming Springtime Shutdown of the U.S. Government originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:00:00.
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Obama’s Budget Cuts: Less Than Meets the Eye, Thankfully
by Vishesh Kumar on Feb.15, 2011, under Towing
A parade of Republicans immediately lined up to attack the president’s proposed budget this week, claiming the plan falls short of making a real difference. They’re right. And that’s good, because really deep reductions are the last thing the economy needs right now.
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Obama’s Budget Cuts: Less Than Meets the Eye, Thankfully originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:10:00.
Obama’s 2012 Budget: Why Federal Spending Needs to Be Raised, Not Cut
by Jonathan Berr on Feb.14, 2011, under Towing
President Obama’s proposed spending plan seeks to slash $1.1 trillion from the deficit over the next decade. Republican House Speaker John Boehner says that’s too little. In this case, both Obama and Boehner are wrong. The nation doesn’t need to spend less. It needs to spend more — a lot more.
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Obama’s 2012 Budget: Why Federal Spending Needs to Be Raised, Not Cut originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:46:00.






