Congress Works on Budget for 2013 — and the Future
Posted on 03/19/2013 by Associated Press | General News | Comments
Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy Andrew Taylor of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is finally cleaning up its unfinished budget business for the 2013 budget year with a bipartisan government-wide funding bill. But even as that measure heads toward approval, the House and Senate are gearing up for divisive votes that will underscore sharp differences on a bigger problem: how to fix the nation’s long-term deficit woes. The Senate is positioned to approve the catchall spending bill Tuesday after it cleared a …
