Obama Concessions Signal Potential Bipartisan Budget Deal
AARP, the lobbying group for senior citizens, opposes the change, which it calls a benefit cut that would most affect the poorest seniors.
The president also wants to replace the expiring payroll tax cut with other stimulus measures such as infrastructure spending; Boehner doesn’t.
“The longer this runs, passing a big deal becomes more challenging on all fronts,” said Siddiqui, now a lobbyist at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Washington.
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