Action on job proposals may wait till next year

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Source: washington post





http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/08/AR2009120802666.html


Action on job proposals may wait till next year
Health care and other issues keep Congress busy

By Ben Pershing
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

The packed congressional schedule means action on the bulk of President Obama's job-creation proposals might be deferred to 2010, as the House and Senate race to complete a host of key bills by year's end.

Funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the federal government's ability to borrow money, and several expiring laws and tax breaks depend on Congress completing complicated legislative maneuvers in the next three weeks. The jobs bill also hangs in the balance as leaders weigh how quickly they can deliver a measure to the White House after Obama's call Tuesday for a comprehensive package. House leaders are debating whether they can push a jobs bill through this month, while the Senate is more likely to tackle the subject in January.

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Not good!!

[bluestateguy]

1. "Next year" is 22 days from now

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