Posted on 03/26/2015 6:14:42 PM PDT by Kaslin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans slowly pushed a balanced-budget blueprint toward Senate approval Thursday, laying down conservative markers for a likely veto struggle with President Barack Obama over their plans to erase deficits through trillions in spending cuts and repeal of the health care law.
Approval of the non-binding budget was certain, one day after the House ratified a slightly different version on a party-line vote.
Separately, legislation to stabilize the system for paying physicians who treat Medicare patients cleared the House during the day and is expected to pass the Senate. As a result, the week's events gave credence to Republican claims that their new, two-house majority would be able to govern without the chaos that has often plagued Congress in recent years.
But first, senators plunged into a peculiarly senatorial ritual known inside the Capitol as "vote-a-rama" — bringing up dozens of proposed changes designed largely to score political points on issues as diverse as the sage grouse and the minimum wage.
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Huh.
Strong candidate announces his run.
House finally gets off their ass.
Coincidence? I think not.
Gosh, that picture sure does inspire confidence in me. Doesn’t it for you? /S
Now we’ll see that bold conservative, McConnell, push it through the Republican Senate. Right?
This “vote-a-rama” is part of the budget process and is the main reason IMO Reid never allowed a budget.
Anybody can get a vote on any amendment.
It would have forced his minions to vote on issues they’d rather lie about.
A current tweet: “Steven Dennis ; @StevenTDennis
Susan Collins was the only Republican to vote against eliminating the estate tax. Joe Manchin the only Democrat to vote aye.”
That’s the look Mitch gets when he’s asked to do something conservative!
It had gotten so bad that even can-kicking was forgotten.
Does it defund Obamaconnocare?
Any Budget that does not eliminate the deficit entirely and reduce spending to less than total tax receipts is a SHAM and a Slave Contract on future generations, there is no such thing as a 10 year plan.
You’re absolutely right.
Just because AP calls a plan “conservative” that doesn’t mean it is.
It’s all “make believe”.
A tweet:
“Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray
The arc of history bent just a bit more tonight. 57 Senators agree: same sex couples deserve same Soc. Sec. benefits -PM “
The usual suspects I assume.
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