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Republicans Vote to Slash the Federal Budget
Republicans are trying to make good on the promises that gave them control of the House of Representatives-- planning action on 600 amendments to this year’s budget before taking off for the Presidents’ Day weekend. Will the Senate and the White House allow 100 billion dollars in spending reductions? Would they make a dent in the deficit?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readRepublicans are trying to make good on the promises that gave them control of the House of Representatives-- planning action on 600 amendments to this year’s budget before taking off for the Presidents’ Day weekend. Will the Senate and the White House allow 100 billion dollars in spending reductions? Would they make a dent in the deficit?
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- 7:44Republicans Vote to Slash the Federal BudgetYou’re reading this
- 46:15Organized Labor, GOP in Showdown in Wisconsin