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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says he's upset with last week's vote in Congress cutting federal Abandoned Mine Land payments to the state.
Both houses of Congress voted last week to limit all states to $15 million a year of AML funding

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is criticizing the first round of changes that lawmakers have made in President Barack Obama's proposed military budget.

Testifying Wednesday in the Senate, Panetta said the versions of the defense budget that have emerged from the House and the Senate Armed Services Committee would force him to find money to maintain old weapons, aircraft and ships

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The November congressional and presidential elections play a major role in efforts this week by both houses in Congress to advance competing tax plans that have no chance of passage

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' official tax analysts say President Barack Obama's proposed "Buffett rule" on taxing people earning over $1 million a year would yield $31 billion over the next 11 years

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is showing its unhappiness with a federal court ruling that restricted the government's ability to impose higher trade penalties on China when it subsidizes exports to the United States

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Congress has approved renewing a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits without the support of Wyoming's representative in the House.

U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis voted against the $143 billion measure on Friday because the payroll tax holiday will cost the country $100 billion

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is getting ready to vote on extending a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for people out of work the longest.

The House and Senate plan to vote Friday on the $143 billion package, which features two of President Barack Obama's chief ingredients for strengthening the economy

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The president's budget is a week late and a trillion dollars short, says Wyoming's representative.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — In its budget submission next month, the Obama administration will urge lawmakers to revisit the failed attempt by a congressional supercommittee to cut the deficit by at least $1

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