GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ON CAPITOL HILL IN WASHINGTON
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-MD, talks about legislation some Democrats are supporting to strengthen whistle blower laws and other government accountability measures on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 14, 2007. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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U.S. House Democrats and conservatives Monday floated their owns budget proposals, the Dems seeking more stimulus than their Senate counterparts.
The Obama administration will release its 2014 budget proposal in early April, more than two months past the Feb. 4 due date, congressional aides said.
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President Obama's outreach to congressional Republicans includes a lunch with House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., the 2012 GOP vice presidential candidate.
A Democratic congressman said Sunday his Republican colleagues would likely look for wrenches to throw into efforts to reach a deal on the U.S. debt ceiling.
Congressional budget dickering went on into the night in Washington Sunday while the nation lurched ever closer to the so-called fiscal cliff.
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President Obama will push a $1.6 trillion plan to hike taxes for the rich and corporations in talks on averting the looming fiscal cliff, the White House said.
The White House Saturday denied a report it is looking for an alternative tax break to stimulate the U.S. economy after payroll tax cuts expire in December.
Vice President Joe Biden and Republican nominee Paul Ryan debated foreign and domestic policy Thursday in a sometimes-contentious debate in Danville, Ky.
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