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    Budget Deal Reached, but Will GOP Go Along?

    For the first time in five years, Congress may be able to pass a budget.  Republican and Democratic leaders made a deal late last night after lengthy negotiations behind closed doors.  Calling the bipartisan agreement " a solid agreement ," outgoing House Speaker John Boehner said he saw no reason why any member should vote against it.

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 27, 2015 • 6m Listen

    For the first time in five years, Congress may be able to pass a budget. Republican and Democratic leaders made a deal late last night after lengthy negotiations behind closed doors. Calling the bipartisan agreement "a solid agreement," outgoing House Speaker John Boehner said he saw no reason why any member should vote against it.

    Kelsey Snell is a reporter for theWashington Post.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Jenny Hamel

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      Kelsey Snell

      Washington Post

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The EPA Forces States to Adopt "Clean Power"
    1. 1:39Budget Deal Reached, but Will GOP Go Along?You’re reading this
    2. 8:29Climate Change, Renewable Energy and the Environment
    3. 42:23Ta-Nehisi Coates Talks about Black Life in America
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