Senators Press Spending Cuts in Shutdown Talks
Rand Paul and Bob Corker urged the sequester and spending caps as central to any deal. Portman echoed the focus on underlying spending while Schumer and McConnell weigh a Senate path to reopen government and avert default. House views and cross‑partisan hurdles persist as negotiations continue.
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R-Ky
CNN
Bob Corker
R-Tenn
House
Senate
Fox News
Corker
White House
Rob Portman
Ohio
NBC
Congress
Sen
Charles Schumer
D-N.y
CBS
Face the Nation
Reid
McConnell
Lamar Alexander
Schumer
Lindsay Graham
Boomers Face Tough Retirement Havoc Amid Job Loss and Debt
The article chronicles Kansas City area baby boomers enduring weak retirements after the 2008 crash. It cites Arends, Monaco, and Lambert as examples of ongoing job struggles, depleted pensions, and scarce savings. Experts warn boomers may retire with diminished comfort, emphasizing rising work needs and a widening wealth gap.
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Ralph Monaco
Kansas City
Barista
Teresa Ghilarducci
Schwartz Center For Economic Policy Analysis
The
New School For Social Research
Janice Lambert
Overland Park, Kan
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daryl Eckman
Prairie Village
Kan
Dean Baker
Center For Economic and Policy Research
Baker
Arends
Redbox
Tom
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