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December 22, 1995Weekly Show The 1995 budget talks between President Bill Clinton and the Republican-controlled Congress over how to reduce America’s spiraling deficit ended in political deadlock and a partial government shutdown. Republicans were demanding deep cuts in taxes and spending including Medicare; President Clinton wanted smaller cuts in spending and none at all in taxes. Sound familiar? |
Grand Bargains: Why they are so elusiveGwen's Take
I’ve been afflicted this week with a disorienting sense of déjà vu that affects any reporter who has covered Washington long enough. Even the most consequential and operatic standoffs begin to seem eerily familiar. |
November 26, 1993Vault Show The end of the Congressional session in 1993 with a number of Clinton initiatives passing Congress & a crisis averted for Thanksgiving week travelers as the White House brings American Airlines and its flight attendants to the bargaining table. |
