Setback for conservatives as many Republicans reject sharply deeper cuts

[kpete]

Source: CNN

Setback for conservatives as many Republicans reject sharply deeper cuts
By: CNN's Rachel Streitfeld and Deirdre Walsh

Washington (CNN) - In a highly visible setback for fiscal conservatives in the House, many Republicans joined the majority in rejecting an additional $22 billion in budget cuts after heated interparty debate.

The Republicans' free-wheeling and open approach to debate over a resolution to fund the government offered insight into disagreements within the party that played out on the House floor Friday. The head of the conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC), Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, authored an amendment that would have cut 5.5 percent from non-security funding across-the-board-slashing $22 billion more than the $60 billion the GOP leadership already had committed to cutting. The measure failed 147 to 281, with 92 Republicans and all Democrats voting against it.


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But some Republicans had echoed Democratic concerns the cuts were haphazard and went too far. House GOP leaders Eric Cantor, R-Virginia, and California Republican Kevin McCarthy voted against the measure, but Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling of Texas voted for it. Speaker John Boehner did not vote, as is traditional for the speaker.

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[luvspeas]

1. They knew they were starting to sound like idiots...

every argument for it seemed to be from some idiot teabagging freshman that would start off by saying, "wuhl y'know, I don't know much about the how the gubbmint works, but in MY household/in my 50 year old bizznezz" blah blah blah. This would be followed by a democrat that would point out all the essential services have already been cut to the bone and would be cut further. None of the seasoned folks on either side want to have to explain that.

These vindictive asshats are going to cause real and lasting harm to decent people who have been stoically hanging in there for months now, waiting for things to get better. It makes me nauseous.

[Kingofalldems]

2. K and R for Democrats

[juajen]

3. I am so proud of democrats right now. I'm thinking that if it weren't so

cold there would be a lot more than 30,000. Bless them all.

[StarsInHerHair]

4. K&R to 21

nt

[defendandprotect]

5. They don't all want to be fascists, eh?