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(WSJ) Senate Leaders Are in Striking Distance of a Deal

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Kendall Harmon

Top Senate leaders on Monday said they were within striking distance of a deal to sidestep a looming debt crisis and reopen the federal government two weeks after a partisan deadlock forced it to close.

Fourteen days after a partial government shutdown began, senators signaled a bipartisan resolution could come soon.

“I’m very optimistic we will reach an agreement that’s reasonable in nature this week to reopen the government, pay the nation’s bills and begin long-term negotiations to put our country on sound fiscal footing,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) said on the Senate floor.

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One comment on “(WSJ) Senate Leaders Are in Striking Distance of a Deal”

  1. Capt. Father Warren says:
    October 15, 2013 at 5:53 pm

    I seriously doubt this is good news.