Congress Likely To Fail Again At Budget Proposal

Thune Biz DayThe deadline for a federal budget is midnight Wednesday, and it looks like Congress will go to another short term extension to avoid a government shutdown.  South Dakota Senator John Thune says another continuing resolution looks likely…

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Thune says they will move to the next deadline in December…

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Thune says they can’t work out any long term budget agreement with the October first deadline in front of them…

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Thune says democrats are blocking action in the Senate, and the President has threatened to veto any spending bill he doesn’t like, so it doesn’t leave them many choices.