The United States is waiting for Congressional approval for a proposal put forward by the Obama administration.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

And in the name of balanced deficit reduction, he put forward the proposal that, unfortunately, even though it was widely recognized to have been made in good faith and to have represented an effort to meet the Republicans halfway, the Republicans walked away from, which is a shame.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

We certainly expect the Senate to put forward a proposal on the payroll tax cut and the extension of UI that reflects those principles.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

On the face of it, that sounds like better news for Krakow than for Cornwall, but still Britain and others want the overall budget proposal put forward by the European Commission to be sharply reduced.

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