Short extension of farm subsidies rebuffed by Senate democrats By Derek Wallbank, James Rowley and Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg | December 10, 2013 An extension of U.S. agriculture subsidies to late January was rebuffed by Senate Democrats, who said they won’t pass any plan sent to them by the House before the members leave Washington late this week.
U.S. needs more time on overseas swaps, Democratic senators say By Silla Brush and Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg | June 26, 2013 U.S. regulators will inject risk into the market if they don’t better coordinate Dodd-Frank Act rules with overseas counterparts, lawmakers say.
Obama brawl with Congress looms as investors unalarmed By Mike Dorning, Bloomberg | January 4, 2013 Fresh from one budget fight, President Barack Obama and Congress are heading for an even bigger confrontation over raising the nation’s debt limit.