Summary: The Senate this week approved must-do legislation to fund the day-to-day budgets of five Cabinet agencies, kick-starting long overdue work to add the details to budget limits agreed to by President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans this summer. The vote sets up negotiations with the GOP-controlled House on final legislation that could be presented to the president before Thanksgiving. Joining the podcast is Ray Bjorklund is the chief knowledge office for market research firm Deltek. He says that we’ve been through several ages of austerity, but this one could be different.
