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Pa. Delegation’s take on the looming shutdown

by Chris McGann on April 7, 2011 at 12:49 pm

barack obama for president 150x150 Pa. Delegation’s take on the looming shutdownThe federal government is getting close to possibly shutting down for the first time since 1996. If President Obama and Congressional leaders cannot come to an agreement pa rel="attachment wp-att-9873" href="http://www.pa2012.com/2011/04/pa-delegation%e2%80%99s-take-on-the-looming-shutdown/harry-reid/" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2012.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fpa-delegation%25e2%2580%2599s-take-on-the-looming-shutdown%2Fharry-reid%2F','Harry-Reid')"img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9873" title="Harry-Reid" src="http://www.pa2012.com/wp-content/themes/whiteboardmedia/images_layout/Harry-Reid-150x150.jpg" alt="Harry Reid 150x150 Pa. Delegation’s take on the looming shutdown" width="59" height="59" //aEven though Congressional leaders in the House have floated the idea of passing a one-week funding bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52701.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.politico.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F0411%2F52701.html','rejected+the+idea')">rejected the idea Wednesday. Republicans are looking for $40 billion in budget cuts while Democrats are only willing to consider $33 billion in cuts. Democrats also argue that the cuts Republicans are demanding are ideologically driven, pointing to cuts to organizations such as Planned Parenthood and National Public …

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    The Eagle Consulting Group serves Republican candidates and organizations across the state. But nowadays when you call the Harrisburg political shop, you get a much more specific answer.

    “Citizens for Arlen Specter,” the man answering the phone says.

    It’s understandable that Eagle Consulting would be All Things Arlen. The Republican Senator is facing the toughest fight of his political career, taking on a conservative base furious with him—and gaga for his main opponent, former Republican Congressman Pat Toomey.

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