Close Close
Popular Financial Topics Discover relevant content from across the suite of ALM legal publications From the Industry More content from ThinkAdvisor and select sponsors Investment Advisor Issue Gallery Read digital editions of Investment Advisor Magazine Tax Facts Get clear, current, and reliable answers to pressing tax questions
Luminaries Awards
ThinkAdvisor

Life Health > Life Insurance

Congressional odd couple could be key to any budget breakthrough

X
Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided.

A long-term budget deal is supposed to be reached by mid-December. Will two opposites like Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Sen. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., be able to lead the 29 lawmakers to a compromise? Budget expert Stan Collender said it’s “pure fantasy” to expect a grand bargain to be reached.