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Here comes Sequester: Part 2


By Erik Wasson – The second year of the 2011 Budget Control Act was supposed to be easier.

From 2014 on, the act imposed spending ceilings on the government that were meant to force appropriators to make considered decisions on spending cuts instead of across-the-board slashing.

But it appears likely that Congress will fail to agree to specific cuts, and will punt the decisions to agencies. more> http://tinyurl.com/nbmlbua

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Library of Congress – S. 649 [113th] Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 S. 744 [113th] Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 601 [113th] Water Resources Development Act of 2013 H.R. 933 [113th] Consolidated and Further … Continue reading

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CONGRESS WATCH Heller Introduces Bill to Stop Funding for New IRS Agents, US Senate

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CONGRESS WATCH IRS asked about Wisconsin recall, Texas tea party group says, Jason Stein and Patrick Marley, Journal Sentinel

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CONGRESS WATCH Think Different, US Senate Offshore Profit Shifting and the U.S. Tax Code – Part 2 (Apple Inc.), Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations/US Senate Ed Schultz Radio, US Senate Sanders, Schakowsky Propose Tax Fairness Act, US Senate