Fresh off a five-week vacation, lawmakers return to Washington on today for a truncated pre-election session in which Congress will do what it often does best: punt problems to the future.
They face a slew of
deadlines and the prospect of a debilitating "fiscal cliff" in January,
yet are expected to take a pass on the big issues of taxes and spending
cuts. Their focus seems to be on the bare minimum, preventing a
government shutdown when the budget year ends Sept. 30.
Democrats controlling the Senate and their House repugican rivals also will also try to set up votes intended to score political points or paint the other side with an unflattering brush two months before the election. Their efforts are sure to be overshadowed by the presidential campaign.
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Democrats controlling the Senate and their House repugican rivals also will also try to set up votes intended to score political points or paint the other side with an unflattering brush two months before the election. Their efforts are sure to be overshadowed by the presidential campaign.
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