Most managers in the industry have reacted to the collapse of their business model with a spiral of budget cuts, bureau closings, buyouts, layoffs, and reductions in page size and column inches.
Now her chances of nabbing the top spot at the bureau are in doubt as Republicans aim to cut the bureau's funding and undermine the influence of Ms. Warren, a Harvard law professor and noted consumer advocate.
Mr. Gore agreed, and voted to cut the bureau's budget by $4.2 million, killing the plan.
Last week, 224 Republicans and 23 Democrats voted to cut the bureau's 2013 budget to $855 million, $88 million below last year's total and $116 million below the White House's request.
The Republican-controlled House moved in February to cut the bureau's financing to $80 million from $143 million and eliminate Ms. Warren's salary.
As chairman of the Senate committee that oversees the Commerce Department's budget, he frequently tried to cut the bureau's financing.
Patten also conceded that the corporation may have to cut foreign bureaux as it seeks to make savings as a result of a 16% cut in the licence fee.
Republicans in the House — whose most prominent local constituents are often community bankers — have introduced bills to cut back the bureau's authority over mortgage loans and other consumer products.
By contrast, states can vary in how rough-and-tumble their political cultures are and in how much scrutiny their elected officials receive, especially with state and local news bureaus being cut.
The Republicans have not said what the bureau should cut.
