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House and Senate Budget Committee conferees worked on a final version of the budget reconciliation bill, which attempts to balance the federal budget in seven years.

The House & Senate Budget Committees held a hearing on the effects of a possible government shutdown if federal budget legislation was not passed by October 1. They heard testimony from Whit…

Congressional Budget Office Director June O’Neill moderated this panel of federal budget correspondents on how the press covers the federal budget process. They discussed issues such as how …

Budget experts from Congress and the White House discussed the political and fiscal prospects of balancing the budget by 2002. They discussed issues such as the need for a constitutional ame…

In an excerpt from the United States Senate session of June 5, 1996, members debated a Balanced Budget Amendment.

The Senate and House Budget Committees met in conference to reconcile their two versions of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution.

During this portion of budget debate, Senator Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota raised a point of order that the resolution did not contribute to balancing the budget but to raising the deficit, w…

Senate Democratic leaders announced that they are sending the Republican leadership a letter asking them to achieve a budget agreement in all those areas where one is possible. They emphasiz…

Senators debate budget priorities. Senator James Exon, D-Nebraska defended the president’s record after several Republicans had criticized him earlier in the day. Senator Lott, R-Mississippi…

Senate Democrats briefed reporters on their latest budget proposal. It is designed to balance the budget in seven years using CBO economic projections.

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Senate leaders debated President Clinton’s latest offer in the federal budget negotiations. The government shut down at midnight the previous night.

Democratic leaders talked with reporters about federal budget negotiations.

Congressional budget negotiators briefed reporters on their meeting with Congressional Budget Office director June O’Neill.

After meeting between Democratic Governors and Congressional Democratits to discuss the budget negotiations, Democratic congressional negotiators and several Democratic governors briefed rep…

Democratic Governors had meetings with Senate Democrats to discuss the federal budget. Afterwards Senator James Exon(D-NE) Senator Byron L. Dorgan(D-ND) Senator Tom Daschle(D-SD) h…

Democratic leaders and administration officials briefed reporters on the budget agreement which would allow a continuing resolution to fund government operations until December 15.

In an excerpt, members debated a federal budget reconcilation bill.

U.S. Senate works on the Highway Conference Report and the Reconciliation bill.

Following a 4:30 p.m. meeting with Republican congressional leaders, White House officials told reporters that no budget agreement had been reached. Stakeout after 1630 meeting