January 24, 2003

Congress Moves Toward Resolving Impasse on 2003 Budget

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

Congress's long-stalled effort to complete a federal budget for the current fiscal year finally began moving forward last week. Among the developments, Republican leaders in the Senate proposed a plan that would nearly complete a longtime goal to double the budget for the National Institutes of Health and would raise the maximum Pell Grant by $100.

The proposals still face a difficult series of legislative hurdles. However, the 2003 fiscal year is already nearly four months old, and

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