How Special Interests Won And Lost The Budget And Sequester Fights

Amy Showalter, Contributor, Forbes
Mon, 04/08/2013 - 7:43am

A couple weeks ago, the U.S. Senate adopted numerous “message” amendments to the 2014 budget resolution.  The message amendments are nonbinding, but reveal the causes that have momentum for the “real” budget fight later. According to The Hill, there were some distinct winners and losers in the battle. Among the winners: Medical device companies, retailers, the oil and gas industry, and seniors groups and unions.

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