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I have a funny feeling that Yellen's hostage is held by the Congress at the back of a scene on 15th.

Will Yellen be able to deliver a hawkish tone and the next day there's a Gov. shutdown.


Thu Dec 10, 2015 | 6:00 PM EST
Major disagreements hobble Congress budget talks
2:45 PM EST | 00:50
Major disagreements hobble Congressional budget talks

• FACT BOXHost of 'riders' piggyback on U.S. Congress spending bill

House Speaker Paul Ryan said the sides were "trading offers, we're talking to each other." But he refused to guarantee that a deal will be reached by Wednesday.

Many, but not all, of the disagreements are related to Congress' response to recent gun massacres in Paris and California that are in some way related to Islamic State and have riveted world attention.

Rogers said there are pressures to include a Republican initiative that would effectively hit the pause button on Obama's Syrian refugee program.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, speaking at an event marking the third anniversary of a Connecticut school shooting, said Democrats insist the bill contain language ending a ban on funding for gun violence research.

It has been law since the mid-1990s, and “it’s a terrible thing,” Pelosi said, surrounded by relatives of gun victims.

The White House blamed Republican insistence on "ideological" measures for holding up a deal. "I am optimistic that we will be able to find a bipartisan budget agreement if Republicans abandon that effort," spokesman Josh Earnest said.

The next few days will be a test for new Speaker Ryan. His predecessor John Boehner quit after five years of infighting with conservative Republicans who wanted more deficit-reduction than Boehner was able to accomplish.

In an attempt to give these hardliners more say, House Republicans on Thursday chose one of them, Representative Tim Huelskamp, for a committee that influences legislation and appointments to key House positions.



(Reporting by Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell; editing by Andrew Hay, Chizu Nomiyama and Alistair Bell)

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