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brooklynite

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Thu Oct 24, 2013, 01:22 PM Oct 2013

Budget Conference Committee Schedules First Meeting for Next Wednesday

Source: National Journal

The 29 members of the budget conference committee are formally set to hold their first meeting next Wednesday, with the panel facing a deadline of Dec. 13 for coming up with a report of recommendations for the full House and Senate.

Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as well as all other members of the panel, will have an opportunity to give opening statements.

This initial meeting is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. in a room on the House side of the Capitol and is open to the press and public. It also will be televised.

Read more: http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/budget-conference-committee-schedules-first-meeting-for-next-wednesday-20131023

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Budget Conference Committee Schedules First Meeting for Next Wednesday (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2013 OP
I hope they have a highchair facing the corner for Ryan. Myrina Oct 2013 #1
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