Congress’ bad habit of missing budget deadlines may be exacerbated by the new “Super Committee” created by the debt deal earlier this month.
That’s according to The Hill, which offers interesting perspective on how the committee could make work harder for appropriators like Sen. Daniel Inouye.
Congressional leaders might again dillydally in the face of Sept. 30 appropriations deadline, and opt to wait until the committee has put forth recommendations in December before advancing spending bills.
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