Is Brinksmanship Now Our Standard Form of Government?
Clip: 9/22/2013 | 3m 57s
New York Times Congressional correspondent Jeremy Peters on the budget impasse.
Just eight days remain before the federal government will shut down if Congress fails to pass a new budget. New York Times Congressional correspondent Jeremy Peters explores the many rifts that make compromise seem nearly impossible. Peters said one thing he has learned is to “stop prognosticating about what Congress will do.”
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Is Brinksmanship Now Our Standard Form of Government?
Clip: 9/22/2013 | 3m 57s
Just eight days remain before the federal government will shut down if Congress fails to pass a new budget. New York Times Congressional correspondent Jeremy Peters explores the many rifts that make compromise seem nearly impossible. Peters said one thing he has learned is to “stop prognosticating about what Congress will do.”
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