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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-11 10:08 AM
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Republicans Splintering on Size of Cuts .
A split between GOP leaders and conservative back-benchers erupted in a closed-door party meeting on the budget and is expected to spill over onto the House floor when the legislation is debated next week. Fiscal conservatives want to fulfill a central GOP campaign promise from the election to cut current spending to 2008 levels. They believe that requires $42 billion more in cuts than the bill provides.

Divisions within the GOP over how much and how quickly to cut spending are roiling the party at a time when House Republican leaders are struggling to keep their agenda on track. A bill to extend provisions of the Patriot Act failed Tuesday after 26 Republicans defected, under a streamlined procedure requiring a two-thirds House majority for passage. After conservatives protested, GOP leaders were also forced to withdraw a bill Tuesday providing assistance to workers who have lost earnings due to imports. On Wednesday, a bill to reclaim some U.S. payments to the United Nations failed after a defection by Rep. Peter King (R., N.Y.), chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, who said some of the money was needed for security.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704858404576134081954265502.html
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