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CQ on Congress, Episode 90

It’s about time that lawmakers reform Congress and the nation’s political system, Reps. Darin LaHood and Daniel Lipinski write. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
It’s about time that lawmakers reform Congress and the nation’s political system, Reps. Darin LaHood and Daniel Lipinski write. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Shawn Zeller and Toula Vlahou
Posted February 9, 2018 at 4:48pm

Bob Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan group that encourages fiscal responsibility in Washington, explains how the adoption of the deficit-busting budget deal could affect the overall economy and why cutting entitlements may pose a problem for the GOP.

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