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Ryan Budget Plans Ignored as Lawmakers Craft Debt-Limit Deal
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., wanted big policy changes to lift the U.S. debt ceiling: revamp Social Security and Medicare, a framework for tax-code changes and approval of the $5.3 billion Keystone XL pipeline. But lawmakers are struggling to agree on legislation to end the 15-day partial government shutdown and continue paying the nation’s bills. Neither chamber is embracing Ryan’s ideas for fixing the crisis. Instead, the Republican Party’s fiscal-policy leader and 2012 vice presidential nominee will have to wait…Read More
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