Budget Deal in Congress Would Avert Another Federal Shutdown

Discretionary and Nondiscretionary Funding Levels Minimally Increased
December 24, 2013 at 04:00:00 ET
Under the bipartisan sponsorship of Senate budget committee chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and House budget committee chair Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Congress approved its federal fiscal year 2014 budget bill, bringing some stability to the budget process and consensus on the nation’s fiscal challenges. The bill reduces the deficit up to $23 billion while minimally increasing some funding... Read More