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Podcast: The GOP’s Fiscally Toxic Combo

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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