Bipartisan Budget Act
United States [2013]
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- In Barack Obama: Spring scandals and summer challenges
…the Senate had passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, based on a compromise that replaced the bulk of the automatic spending cuts required by sequestration with targeted cuts and raised discretionary spending (divided evenly between military and nonmilitary funding). The resulting budget was intended to last through the 2014…
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United States
- In United States: The Iran nuclear deal, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, and the Ukraine crisis
…the Senate (64–36) passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, based on a compromise forged by Republican Rep. Paul Ryan and Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, the chairpersons of the House and Senate Budget Committees, respectively. The act replaced the bulk of the automatic spending cuts required by sequestration with targeted
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