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Big Question Yet To Be Answered
Published Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 04:54 AM
President Bush has numerous problems with the deal conferees have been hashing out for the last month on the bill. Conferees have been negotiating behind closed doors on tweaks designed to address some administration objections including a new Adjusted Gross Income limit that is reportedly now under a million dollars.
As of Wednesday, the conferees were awaiting a final budget “score” for their plan from the Congressional Budget Office.
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