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Democratic leaders spoke to reporters about a decision by Republican leadership to abandon a budget deal worked out by negotiators the night before. They accused Republicans of bowing to bus…

Expressing disappointment with the progress of federal budget negotiations, Democratic leaders and administration officials criticized Republican congressional leaders for not accepting Demo…

After their meeting at the U.S. Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) and House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt (D-Missouri) talked with reporters about the status of…

Senator Daschle, Representative Gephardt, and others talked to reporters about the budget negotiations. They criticized Republican leadership for the use of the Social Security surplus to ba…

Democratic minority leaders and Mr. Lew spoke to reporters about a Republican budget plan criticizing the plan’s provision to delay earned income credit payments as cynical and mean-spirited…

Representative Richard Gephardt, Democrat from Missouri, and others talked to reporters about the appropriations process. They stressed that Republican leaders are breaking their promises b…

Democratic leaders talked to reporters about a Republican proposal for a tax cut. They contrasted that plan to their own saying that the Democratic plan included a reasonable tax cut and pro…