Taxes, Nuke Treaty Top Lame Duck Congress Agenda

What is more important for the larger world is Senate ratification of a new START arms pact with Russia.


WASHINGTON -- Americans were watching closely for signs about how much tax they will pay in coming years as the lame duck Congress convenes this week for a last session before the new Republican majority takes control of the House of Representatives.


What is more important for the larger world is Senate ratification of a new START arms pact with Russia.

The new nuclear arms reduction treaty, signed by President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in April, still has not been ratified by the Senate as required by the Constitution. The pact must receive 67 votes in the 100-seat Senate. Historically the upper chamber has overwhelmingly approved such treaties, but the rabid partisanship gripping American politics has put Senate approval in question.
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