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Republican senator sees Obama budget offer as positive

August 24, 2021 at 2:14 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday became the first prominent Republican to publicly praise, however lukewarmly, the budget proposal the White House outlined last week. Graham...

Focus shifting in Congress from automatic cuts to dueling budget plans

May 23, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With little prospect of getting rid of the automatic spending cuts that kicked in on March 1, the Congress and the White House will move on to...

White House steps up campaign to avoid spending cuts

August 23, 2021 at 11:44 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House escalated a campaign on Monday to convince Americans dire consequences await if government spending cuts go ahead on March 1, warning of a slowdown...

White House directs open access for government research

August 23, 2021 at 11:52 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has moved to make the results of federally funded research available to the public for free within a year, bowing to public pressure for...

White House directs open access for government research

August 22, 2019 at 9:02 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has moved to make the results of federally funded research available to the public for free within a year, bowing to public pressure for...

U.S. air travel delays loom after sequester: LaHood

August 23, 2021 at 11:47 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. air travel system faces widespread disruptions if automatic government spending cuts go into effect next week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Friday in an...

U.S. air travel delays loom after sequester: LaHood

August 23, 2021 at 11:45 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. air travel system faces widespread disruptions if automatic government spending cuts go into effect next week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Friday in an...

U.S. air travel delays loom after sequester: LaHood

May 9, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. air travel system faces widespread disruptions if automatic government spending cuts go into effect next week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Friday in an...

Raising minimum wage would bolster recovery: Obama

August 23, 2021 at 11:09 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's proposal to raise the minimum wage is in sync with his push to grow the economy by bolstering the middle class but it puts...

White House warns of damaging “sequestration” spending cuts

August 23, 2021 at 10:59 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday that government spending cuts due to take effect March 1 would have harsh consequences for ordinary Americans and the U.S. economy,...

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