Read the following article from Monday's New York Times about the agenda in Congress.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/10/us/politics/congress-to-face-angry-farmers.html?ref=politics
Write a two paragraph summary of the article, and answer the following questions.
1. What issues do Congressional Democrats plan on working on when Congress gets back to session this week? How does that match up with Barack Obama's goals?
2. What issues do Congressional Republicans plan on working on when Congress gets back to session this week? How does that match up with Mitt Romney's goals.
3. Why won't the spending bill be controversial in the middle of a presidential campaign?
4. How could the farm bill affect the presidential election in agricultural states?
5. What interest groups are acting on behalf of the farmers?
6. What other seemingly noncontroversial bills have been put on hold by this Congress?
7. Why do you think it is so difficult for Congress to get anything done during the election season?
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