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After Elections, Congress Faces Likely Legislative Gridlock
 No matter which party comes out on top in next week's midterm elections, getting legislation through the next Congress will be an uphill battle at best and virtually impossible at worst.Regardless of who wins the majority next week, more pratfalls than policies may emerge out of the 112th Congress, observers warn. "Both parties don't like to work with each other. We keep seeing that over and over," said Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University professor of history and congressional expert. "It's like Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football." Then the money paragraphs: "There's nothing more urgent than stopping the tax hikes, cutting spending and repealing Obamacare," Michael Steel, a spokesman for House Republican leader John Boehner, told FoxNews.com. If Democrats retain the majority, they say they want to overhaul the immigration system, pass climate change legislation and spend more money to turn the economy around and reduce the deficit. So there is your choice. Reduce government footprint or more government. Cut taxes and get buisness moving or more taxes and regulation. Make a good call America. Posted by: DarthVader 2010-10-28 |
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