Last-Minute Budget Deal Averts Federal Shutdown
The deal, which cut more than $38 billion from the federal budget, came about an hour before the deadline.
President Barack Obama and leaders of Congress came to an agreement late Friday to narrowly avoid a government shutdown that would have furloughed thousands of federal workers. The deal came with about an hour to spare before the midnight deadline as Democrats and Republicans came to a consensus to cut more than $38 billion from the federal budget. Once the compromise was reached, Congress acted quickly to pass a measure to keep the government running until the budget can be officially approved next week. “Last night, after weeks of long and difficult negotiations over our national budget, leaders of both parties came together to avert a government shutdown, cut spending and invest in our future,” said Obama during his weekly video address…
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5:33 pm on Sunday, April 10, 2011
First off, I must say there was not a loud enough message last November. These politicians local, state and federal must think they are above us the working man/woman. So I hope I hope the next election people stop hiding behind their political group and pick the right person to fix this country. We need to reform entitlement programs, cut spending, create a flat tax, secure our borders and set … more ›