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After two-month tax cut plan, now what?
Meredith Shiner, Senate reporter at CQ Roll Call, tells In Depth with Francis Rose about what this extension means for you.
Tags: Roll Call , Congress , payroll tax cut , In Depth , budget , pay and benefits
GOP proposal would freeze federal pay, cut workforce by 10 percent
Senate Republicans are proposing an extension of the federal pay freeze in order to pay for a continuation of a payroll tax cut favored by congressional Democrats and the White House. The proposal, which was assailed by some Democrats and federal employee unions, also includes a provision to cut 10 percent of the federal workforce — or about 200,000 positions.
Tags: Congress , pay and benefits , pay freeze , Senate , In Depth , Francis Rose , Jack Moore
Supercommittee failure not end of budget story
CQ Roll Call reporter Meredith Shiner has an update on the supercommittee talks on its deadline day.
Tags: CQ Roll Call , Congress , supercommittee , In Depth , budget
Senators examine impact of DoD budget sequestration
Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham want Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to take a look at what a supercommittee failure would mean for the military.
Tags: DoD Report , CQ Roll Call , budget , supercommittee , In Depth , sequestration
