Congress Starts Work on a Budget

“After two years of chaotic fiscal clashes, Congress on Wednesday will begin a more orderly process to get the nation’s finances in order – or at least to keep the government open,” the New York Times reports.

“The so-called regular order on the federal budget still holds little promise of resolving the long-term federal debt or partisan divide. But it will look more like a typical bit of Congressional business and less like a deadline-driven manufactured crisis.”