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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

CONGRESS.org - Daily Briefing - April 17, 2012

Published on Apr 11, 2012 by CQRollCall

CQ Roll Call's David Hawkings appeared on MSNBC's Daily Rundown to discuss political news.
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WASHINGTON, DC - Daily Briefing: Only the Beginning
By David Hawkings
April 17, 2012 – 1:01 p.m.

This year’s version of the budget wars began this morning, when Republican House appropriators announced they’re moving to cut 3 percent from Obama’s request for what’s supposed to be the least politicized and most bipartisan of the dozen annual appropriations packages — for the Energy Department, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers.

The GOP’s $32.1 billion alternative, which will take its first legislative step tomorrow, would essentially freeze the energy and water budget for the coming year.

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