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TIME's Nina Burleigh reports that the federal budget talks are in such disarray that some congressional insiders are predicting a permanent stalemate. After Tuesday night's meeting between congressional leaders and Administration officials, which ended without resolving any of the numerous differences, "many House Republicans are beginning to fear that there may never be a deal," Burleigh says. "It's beginning to look possible that they could keep the government running with a continuing resolution through the election year, which would give Clinton a great campaign issue." The other budget rumor circling the Hill, says Burleigh, is that congressional...
...Reported by Nina Burleigh, James Carney and Karen Tumulty/Washington and J.F.O. McAllister with Clinton
...Reported by Nina Burleigh, J.F.O. McAllister, Suneel Ratan and Karen Tumulty/Washington
President Clinton threatened to veto theBut even if the president can sustain this veto in the event it passes through the Senate, the Republicans have other regulatory agencies in their sights. "You've got to remember that the Republicans' goal is to pass deregulation," saidTIME's Nina Burleigh. "No matter what Clinton says, they're going to push for deregulation." The Republicans maintain that they are not anti-environment, only anti-bureaucracy. The House vote reinstated 17 provisions which would block the EPA from regulatingcommercial development in wetlands, air pollution from refineries, water pollution from city sewers, and pesticides...
...Reported by Nina Burleigh and Michael Duffy/Washington