title: Showdown time.
abstract: There may not be a train wreck this fall, but that doesn't mean that there won't be some close calls as the White House and Congress come to grips on such issues as spending and taxes, health care, welfare and the environment.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shear
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Serafini
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Carney
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kriz
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D017008:Negotiating; D011057:Politics; D011632:Public Assistance / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011640:Public Policy; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency