NUMBER OF THE WEEK: 1
As in the one and only lawmaker in the Senate, Sen. Tom
Coburn (R-OK), who has said he would put a hold on the extenders
package if it came up for a stand-alone vote in the Senate. The
retiring lawmaker made the remarks at a press conference to unveil
his report, "Tax Decoder," detailing what he calls
wasteful spending through the tax code. Most expect the extenders
will be combined with a spending package needed to avert a
government shutdown after the current funding bill runs out this
Thursday.
LEGISLATIVE LANDSCAPE
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like
Cromnibus.... Lawmakers in Washington are in the home
stretch, with just three scheduled working days left for the 113th
Congress — a legislative session that will go down in history
as "The Least Productive Congress Ever," in terms of
numbers of laws passed. But before the House and Senate pack it up
for the year, they must deal with a handful of last-minute
legislative must-do's, including
