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GUEST POST WRITTEN BY ChrissyHarbin
Ms. Harbin is Director of Federal Affairs
and Strategic Initiatives with Americans for Prosperity.
Congress left town to campaign with a number of spending
bills left on its plate, teeing up yet another spending fight for lawmakers
November for lame duck session-deja vu. And what
a shame it is, as passing budgets and going through the appropriations process
will protect the institutions most important function-power over the purse-and
is also the only achievable way to restore any sense of fiscal responsibility
in Washington.Continue reading at http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/11/16/another-year-another-budget-breakdown/#586eb362c3e0