And this is an area where I hope we can get some bipartisan agreement.
So the third part is the hard part, which is reaching a bipartisan agreement.
As for health care, Ryan said, he sees no chance for bipartisan agreement there.
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Republicans welcomed the bipartisan agreement as proof that the sequester's effects were forcing Democrats to change tack.
Republicans welcomed the bipartisan agreement as proof that the sequester's impacts were forcing Democrats to change tack.
In theory, there are few issues on which there is more vigorous bipartisan agreement than fiscal responsibility.
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As a result, we have arrived at a framework for a bipartisan agreement.
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This is the first time in twenty years that a bipartisan agreement has increased tax rates on the wealthy.
This seems to be an issue on which bipartisan agreement would be simple.
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If the assessment is that we need to reach a bipartisan agreement to address that problem, we agree with that.
And rather than threaten our economic recovery, the President believed that this bipartisan agreement was the best way to go.
Obama has been at the table since last summer trying to prevent this by reaching a bipartisan agreement on deficit reduction.
Still hung up by bickering is a bill that initially had significant bipartisan agreement: the creation of a Homeland Security Department.
And not only is the veep saying no to new regulations, there could be bipartisan agreement that Sarbanes-Oxley has gone too far.
Health care has the opposite problem -- bipartisan agreement in principle on the broad framework but little evidence of progress on paper.
"At its core, this historic, bipartisan agreement to modernize FISA is about providing an essential tool in the fight against terrorism, " Rockefeller said his statement.
This year's power shift could make a bipartisan agreement more likely.
Politically, this will surely be the price of any bipartisan agreement.
"For the purposes of forging a bipartisan agreement that begins to solve the problem, we're willing to accept new revenue, under the right conditions, " Boehner said.
As we watch our political leaders struggle with the reality of bipartisan agreement, however, it might be worth thinking about the bipartisan dynamics in your own firm.
But, a bipartisan agreement on debt reduction, taxes and spending could also go a long way toward giving the markets confidence and potentially spurring stronger economic growth.
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When Jack was deputy director at OMB, he was part of the team that reached a bipartisan agreement to balance the budget for the first time in decades.
Of course, the best path would be a bipartisan agreement to increase the debt limit, address spending cuts, and strengthen our fiscal future, all settled before the precipice.
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And while in theory there is bipartisan agreement on moving on balanced budgets, in practice, this responsibility for the future is often overwhelmed by the politics of the moment.
There are few matters on which there is as much vigorous bipartisan agreement, at least in public, but unfortunately there's also a lot of partisan wrangling behind closed doors.
Their proposal breaks the bipartisan agreement on spending cuts that we reached just a few months ago, and makes harmful cuts to things like education that strengthen middle-class security.
And also, as you look ahead to 2011, are you worried that bipartisan agreement will be a lot harder to reach on issues like deficit reduction and maybe even tax reform?
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This is something on which there is bipartisan agreement.
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The second, vital component of a Republican tactical retreat would be to fulfill their commitment to reduce government spending and permit the bipartisan agreement negotiated when the debt ceiling was increased in August 2011.
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