Budget panel begins work but admits public skeptical it can reach deal

By Sean Lengell

Published October 30, 2013 4:00am ET

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Budget panel begins work but admits public skeptical it can reach deal — House Budget Committee chairman, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., makes his way past reporters as House Republicans move to the chamber for a vote as the federal government remains partially shut down and faces a first-ever default between Oct. 17 and the end of the month, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 11. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

A new bipartisan negotiating committee tasked with hammering out a federal budget before the current deal expires in January pledged during its first public meeting Wednesday to find common ground.

But after a nasty partisan budget fight that led to a16-day partial government shutdown, negotiators admit the public isn’t holding its breath for a deal.

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