By 
        
            
                Mattea Kramer
            
            
        
    
    
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            Budget Process, 
        
            Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
        
    
 
                        
                    
                    Yesterday evening in a vote of 64 to 36, the Senate passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.
    
        By 
        
            
                Becky Sweger
            
            
        
    
    
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            Budget Process, 
        
            Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
        
    
 
                        
                    
                    Congress leaves some unfinished budget business as it heads out for the holidays.
    
        By 
        
            
                Becky Sweger
            
            
        
    
    
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            Budget Process
        
    
 
                        
                    
                    The deal's been done, but the U.S. is still a few steps away from having a budget. What's next?
    
        By 
        
            
                Mattea Kramer
            
            
        
    
    
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            Budget Process, 
        
            Military & Security, 
        
            Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
        
    
 
                        
                    
                    Senate Budget Chair Patty Murray, and her House counterpart Rep. Paul Ryan, yesterday reached a deal determining federal spending for the next two years. But who won and who lost?
    
        By 
        
            
                Robin Claremont
            
            
        
    
    
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            Budget Process
        
    
 
                        
                    
                    There's just four days left before Congress sails past their self-imposed budget deadline -- again. Here are our top seven reasons why you should take 5 minutes right now to stop them.
    
        By 
        
            
                Becky Sweger
            
            
        
    
    
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            Budget Process, 
        
            Transparency & Data
        
    
 
                        
                    
                    The Open Government National Action Plan 2.0 is a good starting point for addressing the gaps in federal spending transparency, but much work remains.
    
        By 
        
            
                Mattea Kramer
            
            
        
    
    
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            Budget Process
        
    
 
                        
                    
                    Remember the outrageous 16-day government shutdown? Congress ended it by establishing deadlines for passing a budget, and the first of those deadlines is fast approaching.
    
        By 
        
            
                Robin Claremont
            
            
        
    
    
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            Budget Process
        
    
 
                        
                    
                    Health care. Jobs. Social Security. Taxes. War. If you're like the majority of Americans, these things matter to you. Congress has only 10 days left to deliver a budget proposal that will decide the future of Medicaid, Food Stamps, Head Start, Social Security, corporate tax breaks, and much more.
    
        By 
        
            
                Robin Claremont
            
            
        
    
    
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            Budget Process
        
    
 
                        
                    
                    As the Dec. 13 deadline for a budget deal approaches, some sources are saying prospects for a deal may be growing. Demand Congress do its job to avoid yet another government shutdown.
    
        By 
        
            
                Derrick Crowe
            
            
        
    
    
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            Budget Process
        
    
 
                        
                    
                    News reports this morning indicate that the congressional budget conference committee is making little progress in negotiations toward a compromise spending plan for 2014. Let's give them a nudge in the direction of the people's priorities: Sign our petition to the budget committee and ask legislators to listen to the ...