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Showing Original Post only (View all)House passes bill undoing defense cuts [View all]
Source: CNN
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would replace looming Pentagon spending cuts opposed by the GOP with a series of domestic program reductions opposed by congressional Democrats.
The bill passed in a strongly polarized 218-199 vote. No Democrats supported the measure.
While the legislation has no chance of clearing the Democratic-controlled Senate or surviving a certain presidential veto, it helps set the stage for a campaign showdown over fiscal priorities. It also offers a partial preview of what is shaping up to be a titanic year-end fight over deficit reduction measures set to take effect in 2013.
Specifically, the GOP plan would replace the bulk of a package of roughly $110 billion in defense and domestic cuts currently slated for next year. The Republican proposal would, among other things, cut Medicaid and food stamp spending, reduce spending for President Barack Obama's health care reform law, strip regulators of the ability to wind down failing financial firms, and end a White House program meant to help struggling homeowners.
The bill passed in a strongly polarized 218-199 vote. No Democrats supported the measure.
While the legislation has no chance of clearing the Democratic-controlled Senate or surviving a certain presidential veto, it helps set the stage for a campaign showdown over fiscal priorities. It also offers a partial preview of what is shaping up to be a titanic year-end fight over deficit reduction measures set to take effect in 2013.
Specifically, the GOP plan would replace the bulk of a package of roughly $110 billion in defense and domestic cuts currently slated for next year. The Republican proposal would, among other things, cut Medicaid and food stamp spending, reduce spending for President Barack Obama's health care reform law, strip regulators of the ability to wind down failing financial firms, and end a White House program meant to help struggling homeowners.
Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/10/politics/house-budget-vote/index.html
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"While the legislation has no chance of clearing the Democratic-controlled Senate or surviving
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#4
Ryan's Sequester Replacement bill barely passed--and 16 Republicans voted against it.
flpoljunkie
May 2012
#12
As with everything else this 'Do Nothing' obstructionist bunch of wankers have done...
truebrit71
May 2012
#30
No, it was more like they lit fireworks off and did cartwheels and then toasted each other
cstanleytech
May 2012
#35