Examining the Issues Before Congress
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Reps. Bill Foster and Peter Roskam discuss the issues before Congress' return in September
Congress reconvenes next Tuesday after a five-week recess, and there are some weighty and urgent matters to attend to. Among these, a vote on the Iran Nuclear Agreement; an Oct. 1 deadline to fund the government amid threats of another federal shutdown if Planned Parenthood is part of the legislation; resurrecting a massive and perhaps permanent transportation bill that has been temporarily exten
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Examining the Issues Before Congress
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Congress reconvenes next Tuesday after a five-week recess, and there are some weighty and urgent matters to attend to. Among these, a vote on the Iran Nuclear Agreement; an Oct. 1 deadline to fund the government amid threats of another federal shutdown if Planned Parenthood is part of the legislation; resurrecting a massive and perhaps permanent transportation bill that has been temporarily exten
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