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Tight Budget Times Not Friendly to Legislation

By Rep. Nick Rahall
Special to Roll Call
June 12, 2008, 2:55 p.m.

Next year, Congress is slated to chart a renewed course for our transportation system by reauthorizing the highway bill, legislation that encompasses mass transit and all forms of surface transportation infrastructure.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

Tight Budget Times Not Friendly to Legislation

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