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Analysis: Congress aims to fix busted budgeting

By Associated Press, Andrew Taylor
Published January 18, 2014 5:00am ET
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Analysis: Congress aims to fix busted budgeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — In President Ronald Reagan’s final State of the Union address, he slammed Congress for sending him a 14-pound, 1,053-page single spending bill. He warned lawmakers not to try his patience by doing it again. “And if you do, I will not sign it,” Reagan said. Guess what? It worked. In 1988, Congress […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — In President Ronald Reagan’s final State of the Union address, he slammed Congress for sending him a 14-pound, 1,053-page single spending bill. He warned lawmakers not to try his patience by doing it again.

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