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December 21, 2005

Cheney Breaks Senate Tie on Spending Cuts

By Amanda Lang

The Republican-controlled Senate passed legislation to cut federal deficits by $39.7 billion on Wednesday by the narrowest of margins, 51-50, with VP Dick Cheney [never met a war deferment I didn't like, Neocon Chickenhawk] casting the deciding vote.

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The Republican-controlled Senate passed legislation to cut federal deficits by $39.7 billion on Wednesday by the narrowest of margins, 51-50, with VP Dick Cheney [never met a war deferment I didn't like, Neocon Chickenhawk] casting the deciding vote.

Authors Bio:

OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.

Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.


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