Congressional Quarterly
Economics editor for Congressional Quarterly
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Jodi Schneider
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Will Washington Flirt with Disaster or Punt until Next Year? The lame duck Congress has until next week to prevent a government shutdown. At the moment, that sounds unlikely. But tea-partiers outraged about the President's immigration action could upset the best laid plans of Republican leaders. Meantime, the President's threatened veto of a tax break extension has Democrats who still run the Senate at odds with the White House. That could delay next year's taxpayer refunds. We look at the options, including short-term fixes for long-term problems.
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Senate Republicans Vote against Democratic Energy Bill With gasoline more than $4 a gallon, Senate Democrats today tried to tax the windfall profits of America's five largest oil companies. Republicans said, "No." Jodi Schneider is economics editor for Congressional Quarterly .
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President Bush Presents His 2008 Budget President Bush's latest budget is a staggering $2.9 trillion, with one fifth--$624 billion--for the military. Among his priorities are restraining Medicare, Medicaid and other domestic entitlement programs, maintaining efforts to stabilize Iraq and balancing the budget within five years. Jodi Schneider is Economics Editor for Congressional Quarterly .
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