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Super Committee Cannot Leap Over Ideological Chasm;
President Warns He Will Not Allow Gutting of Automatic Cuts
Monday, November 21 was the day the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction had to provide details of its plan to the Congressional Budget Office so its costs and savings could be estimated.
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First Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations Bills Pass Congress
On November 17 the House and Senate both passed a $128.1 billion minibus Appropriations bill, H.R. 2112, that combines funding for FY 2012 for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, HUD and Science programs including NASA.
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House Rejects Balanced Budget Amendment
On November 18 the House failed to garner the two-thirds majority (290 votes) needed to pass H. J. Res. 2, a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget (BBA).
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Congress Passes Provision in President’s Jobs Bill
On November 21 the President signed into law a modest bill, H.R. 674, pairing small business tax breaks for companies that hire veterans and repeal of a three percent withholding tax on all government contractors.
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