Congress Responds to Deficit Concerns ; Proposed Aid to State Facing Chopping Block
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After a pay-for-it-later splurge that lasted nearly a decade, Congress is finally wising up to the growing public concern about the federal deficit.
And plenty of Americans -- from taxpayers across the state to teachers in many local school districts to youths looking for summer work in Buffalo -- could pay for that concern almost immediately.See the full content of this document
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Congress Responds to Deficit Concerns ; Proposed Aid to State Facing Chopping Block
Congress left town in late May for a weeklong Memorial Day break after abandoning suddenly unpopular proposals to aid fiscally strapped states such as New York and to set aside money to avert teacher layoffs nationwide. Those proposals now look doomed, congressional aides said.
Meanwhile, other once-routine items -- extended unemployment ...See the full content of this document
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