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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Military & Security
Americans deserve a real debate over military involvement with ISIS: what it will look like, what it may cost, and how far Americans are willing to go.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process
A Homeland Security shutdown was averted this past Friday, but only temporarily, when lawmakers gave Homeland Security one more week of funding.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Education,
Military & Security,
Taxes & Revenue
President Obama’s State of the Union address last night was as notable for what it included as for what it didn’t include. We give you the lowdown on gridlock, climate change, middle class economics, free community college, taxes, war spending and more.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Education
The White House has announced that President Obama will reveal a proposal to allow students to attend community college free for up to two years.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Health Care,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
Congress tackles the Keystone XL Pipeline, Obamacare, and makes a move toward tax reform in its first week back, with a side of business as usual.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process
Our top 3 New Years' Resolutions for Congress. Gridlock is so 2014.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process
Twelve of the more bizarre or outrageous early Christmas gifts to special groups that lawmakers delivered through policy riders in the 2015 federal budget bill known as the Cromnibus.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process
Among the losers in the 2015 federal budget are renewable energy and the environment, while fossil and nuclear energy were winners.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process
Spending caps, immigration, the F-35, military pay raises, Dodd-Frank, campaign contributions and more: here's what's in the budget bill.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process
With only four days left to pass a budget before a government shutdown, the pressure is on.