Tag: budget-plan
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First Edition: April 10, 2013
Today’s headlines include more details and analysis regarding President Barack Obama’s budget plan and how it handles Medicare and other entitlement programs.
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Budget battles brewing over Medicare, other entitlements
News outlets covered the reaction from Democrats and Republicans to the president’s budget plan, to be officially released Wednesday.
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Some lawmakers signal openness to grand deal on deficit
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., suggested during the Sunday talk shows that a deal that includes tax revenue and changes to entitlement programs including Medicare is possible while Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., conveyed openness to Medicare changes. Durbin’s comments included shots at the House budget plan advanced by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.