Posted on 05/26/2011 5:51:07 AM PDT by Mozilla
Sen. Pat Toomey’s proposal to balance the budget in nine years was defeated in the Senate today, though his plan proved to be the most popular budget rendition to hit the floor.
By design, all four votes failed as bipartisan budget talks continue. Mr. Toomey, who serves on the Budget Committee, drafted a plan that earned all but three Republican votes but not a single Democrat, falling 42-55.
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I would’ve voted against it too. It promises to balance the budget in nine years which is eight years longer than it should take. There is absolutely no reason why the budget cannot be balanced this year.
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