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Following a meeting with President George W. Bush on a federal budget agreement that includes tax cuts, Congressional leaders talked with reporters and answered questions.

Secretary O’Neill testified about President Bush’s budget proposal. Among the topics he addressed were plans for tax cuts, spending levels, paying down the national debt, and Social…

United States Senators talked to reporters about a bipartisan alternative budget proposal in response to the Republican plan. They stressed that their plan provides tax relief for the…

Senators talked to reporters about the work of the Senate Finance Committee. They talked about bipartisan support for legislation to save the Social Security surplus and use that to pay…

After meeting with the president, Democratic senators talked to reporters about the budget negotiations. They stressed that they are willing to work with the president to balance the budget…

A bipartisan group of 22 senators went to the White House today to talk about a potential fiscal year 1997 budget. Prior to that meeting, Senators John Chafee(R-RI) and John Breaux(D-LA)…

In an excerpt from the U.S. Senate, members debated an amendment to the fiscal year 1997 budget legislation offered by the so-called Senate Centrist Coalition. The bipartisan group has…

Following a bipartisan meeting of 22 Senators and White House officials, senators talked with reporters about their fiscal year 1997 budget proposal. They took questions from the press.

President Bill Clinton and others talked briefly with reporters before a bipartisan meeting of senators and the President. Senators John Chafee (R-RI) and John Breaux (D-LA) presented their…

Senator Breaux spoke about the current budget and tax policy debate. He expressed his frustration at the arduous nature of the process. After his remarks, he took questions from the…

White House officials and senators talked separately with reporters about the status of federal budget negotiations.

Republican and Democratic Senators who agree on the need to balance the budget in seven years using CBO economic projections. They briefed reporters on their proposal which would meet these…

Democratic leaders talked to reporters about the issues in the budget negotiations before their meeting with President Clinton. They emphasized that the government should be reopened while…

Mr. Panetta was on Capitol Hill to meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to talk about budget issues. Many government agencies will be closed Monday because of the breakdown in federal…

A bipartisan group of 12 senators announced a new proposal for balancing the federal budget in seven years. They worked to agree on numbers from the Congressional Budget Office which…

Following appearances on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” senators spoke with reporters about continuing resolution negotiations.

Members of the US Senate met to debate several bills and amendments.

Senate Democratic leaders criticized the Senate Republican budget reconciliation proposal. They also briefed reporters about the amendments they would offer in several areas, including…

Senate Democratic leadership held a news conference and addressed the Republican conference FY 1996 budget resolution that was sent to both houses for passage.

Democratic Senators spoke with reporters in the White House driveway about the Fiscal Year 1996 federal budget resolution and rescissions bill after their meeting with President Bill…