What the Federal Budget Debate Did on Its Summer Vacation
- By Stan Collender
- Roll Call Contributing Writer
- Sept. 8, 2009, Midnight
The federal budget debate returned from its summer vacation this week to find that this years deficit will be a bit smaller, the longer-term deficit will be higher, reconciliation is a little more of an issue now than it was when Congress left town for the August recess, and some people are saying we need to start reducing the deficit immediately.
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