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A pair of former staffers to President Bill Clinton said on Wednesday that a government shutdown in 1995 helped the Democrat win re-election in 1996, something that could be a foreshadowing for President
</p> “Everyone knows we need to cut spending and reduce the deficit in Washington.
</p> The full breakdown, as reported first this morning by the Washington Post, includes Democratic Reps.
</p> Boehner said Tuesday morning that if Reid rejects the House-passed continuing resolution, then another short-term bill that also cuts spending would need to be passed.
stimulus bill two years ago.
</p> Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said that if Reid won’t schedule a vote on the continuing resolution that the House passed Saturday morning, then another short-term bill would need to pass that also
</p> The election marks a major shift in Chicago politics. The top job at city hall is open because Mayor Richard M.
</p> The coming fight over the controversial House-passed spending bill will test the Nevada Democrat’s hold on his smaller 53-47 majority as well as the gentlemen’s agreement he struck with Minority
Bill Owens.</p> History could repeat itself this spring.
</p> With only four days to work on a House-passed spending bill before current funding expires, Senators appearing on the Sunday morning news shows seemed unwilling to risk a government shutdown, and
</p> Majority Leader Eric Cantor hailed the bill, calling it the largest cut to spending in history.
</p> And Cornyn has said as much publicly.
</p> GOP Reps. Mike Pence (Ind.), Denny Rehberg (Mont.) and Jeff Flake (Ariz.) all won approval for amendments to the spending bill this week.
House Democratic leaders are introducing a stopgap spending measure to avoid a government shutdown if a longer-term bill is not completed by the March 4 deadline, they said late Friday.
</p> “All of us want to finish and complete this bill today. … I would ask Members to be mindful of the prudence of being concise and expeditious in their remarks,” Cantor said.
</p> Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) had hoped to complete the bill by 3 p.m. Thursday in order to meet his scheduled adjournment time for the President’s Day recess.
</p> “There is a disconnect with reality in Washington,” said Bill Johnson, the director of the Port of Miami, who has been lobbying furiously for approval of dredging of his harbor in advance of the
</p> Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal would strip state employees of most collective bargaining rights, which he said is necessary to contend with a budget shortfall.
</p> Sen.
years after Bill Clinton was elected president provides some lessons and perspective.