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Coburn Puts Hold on Legislation to Repay Furloughed Federal Workers

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has put a hold on legislation to provide back pay to thousands of federal workers furloughed earlier this month by Sen. Jim Bunning’s (R-Ky.) filibuster of an unemployment bill.

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Sen. Scott Brown arrives in the Capitol via the Senate subway for votes on the Food and Drug Administration reauthorization bill on Thursday.
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Defense Sequester Policy Briefing

Defense Sequester Policy Briefing

Nobody seems to like the automatic Pentagon spending cuts set for January, but there is little Congressional agreement on an alternative.

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