As Congressional budget negotiators work to come up with something/anything, "The atmosphere on Capitol Hill is poisonous," writes Lee Hamilton. "The two parties -- even the various factions within the parties -- can barely stand to be in a room with each other. Expecting a sizable budget accomplishment from Congress right now is like expecting water from a rock. It would take a miracle," writes the veteran statesman and 1952 DePauw University graduate in a newspaper op-ed.
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