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House Republicans Consider Reneging On Budget Deal To Force Even Deeper CutsQuicklink submitted by Amanda Lang Permalink |
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 Boehner pushs for another government shutdown by ThinkProgress |
In a surprising bit of hardball, House Republicans confirmed that they had been actively considering a plan to tamper with the August budget agreement by cutting even more from 2012 spending in order to put pressure on Senate Democrats to come to terms faster on domestic bills for the coming fiscal year. Instead of the agreed-upon appropriations target of $1.043 trillion, a stopgap continuing resolution or CR this week would be calibrated at a lower $1.035 trillion level. The idea -- promoted by Speaker John Boehner -- was to effectively withhold about $8 billion for the first two months of the fiscal year, with the money becoming available only as Senate Democrats come to terms with the House on the dozen annual spending bills that cover government operations. |
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