Washington Bans and Battles in a Turbulent Congress
The article sketches legislative gridlock as Republicans push tax cuts amid Democratic charges of shifting costs to Medicare. It notes fights over CPI reforms, defense and interior funding, and a push to curb corporate loopholes, with broader implications for Social Security, NATO, and presidential politics.
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Clinton decries Medicaid cuts threatening assets
President Clinton says GOP plans to cut Medicaid could force families to sell homes cars and furniture to place a spouse in a nursing home and would end national nursing home care standards. Senate panel backs sweeping cuts saving 450 billion over seven years with higher premiums for some seniors.
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