Conrad has repeatedly noted that bipartisan commissions like the president’s fiscal commission have urged delaying austerity a year or two.
Conrad has instead proposed a budget summit bringing the House, Senate and White House together quickly to try to hash out a long-term agreement. But House and Senate leaders and the White House have yet to embrace the idea.
Rep. Bill Cassidy has his blood drawn by Alesha Barbour during a free hepatitis screening in the Rayburn House Office Building hosted by the Congressional Viral Hepatitis Caucus to recognize "National Viral Hepatitis Testing Day."
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