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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Obama budget would cut deficits, report says

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- President Obama&rsquo;s proposed mix of tax hikes and spending cuts would reduce future budget deficits more quickly than under current laws, according to a report issued Friday that could rekindle the dormant budget wars in Washington.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama’s proposed mix of tax hikes and spending cuts would reduce future budget deficits more quickly than under current laws, according to a report issued Friday that could rekindle the dormant budget wars in Washington....

    Tags: John Boehner, Politics, U.S. Congress, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Senate

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  2. Congressional budget analysts say Obama budget pares deficits by $1.1 trillion over decade

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade, using nearly $6 in higher revenues for every $1 in reduced spending to achieve it, Congress' nonpartisan budget...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Civil and Public Service, Government, Government Health Care, Public Finance

    3. May 15, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  3. Projected lower deficit this year could further slow any demand for big budget deal

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The good news is the budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago. The bad news for deficit hawks is that the development could further curb the already slowing...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, White House, Public Finance, U.S. Department of Defense, Government Debt

    4. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Federal deficit shrinks at surprising rate

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government's long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the <a href="http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44172">Congressional Budget Office said</a> Tuesday in a report that could strengthen the Obama administration's hand in the budget battles with congressional Republicans.
    WASHINGTON — The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government's long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday in a report that could strengthen the Obama...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Government Health Care, Paul Ryan, Public Finance, Government Debt

    5. May 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Boomers need immigrants

    The Senate Judiciary Committee took up comprehensive immigration reform late last week. And, as expected, opponents are already rushing to derail it, arguing that any bill that legalizes the vast majority of undocumented immigrants in the United States will cost billions of dollars and place an unfair burden on taxpayers.
    The Senate Judiciary Committee took up comprehensive immigration reform late last week. And, as expected, opponents are already rushing to derail it, arguing that any bill that legalizes the vast majority of undocumented immigrants in the United States...

    Tags: Jeff Sessions, Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Heritage Foundation, Google Inc.

    6. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Thune, Klobuchar introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation that would modify crop insurance premium assistance for insured crops grown on native sod converted to cropland and land that a producer cannot...

    Tags: Conservation, Ducks Unlimited, John Thune, Science and Technology, Mike Johanns

    7. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Senate to take up farm bill in May

    WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Thad Cochran, Harry Reid, Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)

    8. May 10, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  8. Funding health care services

    Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren, in her May 8 letter to the editor, makes the statement: "Florida is simply unable to pay for its overwhelming demand and costs for public health care." She implies that the answer to Florida's pressing need for added health care...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Tamarac, Judges, Healthcare Provider

    9. May 9, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  9. Overselling Obamacare

    WASHINGTON -- It's the great moral imperative behind the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"): People should not be denied health care because they can't afford insurance. Health status and insurance are assumed to be connected, and opponents have often been cast as moral midgets, willing to condemn the uninsured to unnecessary illness or death. The trouble is that health status and insurance are only loosely connected. This suggests that Obamacare may result in more spending and health services but few gains in the public's health.
    WASHINGTON -- It's the great moral imperative behind the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"): People should not be denied health care because they can't afford insurance. Health status and insurance are assumed to be connected, and opponents have often been...

    Tags: Medicaid, Healthcare Policies, Prostate Cancer, Economy, Business and Finance, Diabetes

    10. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Social Security boosted by immigration bill, chief actuary says

    WASHINGTON -- The bipartisan Senate immigration proposal would provide a boost to the Social Security fund, its chief actuary said Wednesday, as more immigrants come out of the underground economy and begin paying taxes. The assessment of the bill’...

    Tags: Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Heritage Foundation, Immigration, Migration

    11. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. GOP fights itself over immigration reform

    Over the last few years the Republican Party has campaigned hard against comprehensive immigration reform and in favor of tougher internal enforcement and beefed-up security along the U.S. border with Mexico.
    Over the last few years the Republican Party has campaigned hard against comprehensive immigration reform and in favor of tougher internal enforcement and beefed-up security along the U.S. border with Mexico. Now the GOP leadership is hoping to persuade...

    Tags: Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Congress, Heritage Foundation, Immigration

    12. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Heritage Foundation study says immigration reform would be costly

    WASHINGTON -- A conservative think tank said Monday that immigration reform would be costly to taxpayers -- the latest in a growing, but contradictory, body of research on the costs and benefits of providing a path to citizenship for those living in...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, John McCain, Government, Labor Legislation, Politics

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