Tax cuts highest hurdle to budget
Congress fights over how large a tax cut to include while drafting a balanced budget plan. House and Senate differ over size and timing as defense, Medicare, and Medicaid costs are debated, with key figures pushing for credits, IRA reforms, and capital gains relief amid mounting interparty tension.
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R-Ga
House Budget Committee
John Kasich
Ohio
Bob Dole
Kan
House of Representatives
David McIntosh
R-Ind
John Chatee
Congressional
Dole
McIntosh
Sam Johnson
R-Texas
Gingrich
Committee For Economic Development
Defense
Clinton
Pentagon
Foster nomination sent to Senate amid filibuster opposition
The Labor Committee backed Henry Foster 9-7 to confirm his sar ge general nomination sending it to the Senate floor. Momentum grows against a filibuster as three Republican critics pledge to vote to end a filibuster if needed. Clinton urged Foster's day in court while Gramm pledged to filibuster and Frist urged judgment on merit over politics.
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Enate
White House
Foster
Labor Committee
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Senate
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Texas
Iowa
Billi Frist
R-Tenn
Congress
Frist
James Jeffords
Vermont
Labor Onel
Gramm
Bob Dole
Dole
Tom Daschle
S.D
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