Senate Approves Cuts to Social Programs (Cutting $36B in Spending!)

Fox News ^ | November 03, 2005 | AP

[HHKrepublican_2]

JUST BREAKING on fox

[HHKrepublican_2]

Was this expected? Or is this in the wake of Katrina\Rita

[gaijin]

I don't get it. They're starting to sound like conservatives, or something. Someone wake me up...

[nicmarlo]

The measure also would permit exploratory oil drilling in an Alaskan wilderness (search) area.

Ping!

[peyton randolph]

Only in Washington is a reduction in the amount of increased spending considered to be a cut. Get rid of mandated welfare spending and do zero based budgeting yearly. Never happen because of the pork.

[HHKrepublican_2]

The bill, passed by a 52-47 vote, would make modest cuts to the health care programs for the elderly, poor and disabled, but leave the food stamp program untouched.

Hmmm i wonder who broke party lines

[Onelifetogive]

The bill, passed by a 52-47 vote, would make modest cuts to the health care programs for the elderly, poor and disabled...

This is fine, so long as we don't cut that bridge to NOWHERE in Alaska...

</sarcasm*>

[adam_az]

"The spending battle now heads to the House, where Republicans are divided over whether to cut more deeply across a broader range of social programs."

Take this victory, THEN come back for more!

[lormand]

"Hmmm i wonder who broke party lines"

Me too.

[CALawyer]

Are these actual cuts (i.e., spending less in real dollars than the previous year) or just less than what had been originally planned (but still an increase in spending)?

[Republican Wildcat]

I can't believe this passed in the Senate.

[ElkGroveDan]

Senate Passes Budget Bill Cutting $36B in Spending!!,

I guess the "Gang of 14" had other things on their minds today and missed this vote.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Just hope Bush does not decide to use his veto pen for the first time on this!

[GSWarrior]

Is this from the Onion?

[trubluolyguy]

giving Republicans a symbolic victory against ever-rising government spending.

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Gee, that's odd I could have sworn that Republicans were in power in all three branches?

and this is a "victory?"

Great.

[peyton randolph]

They're starting to sound like conservatives, or something. Someone wake me up...

It is not a cut in the business sense. It is a reduction in amount of increase. Still spending more...just less of an increase than otherwise. Political jargon covers up this absurdity by masking it as fiscal responsibility. True cuts would mean that next year's spending would be less than this year's spending. Won't happen.

[Texas_Jarhead]

Out of 2.5 trillion? I guess it's a start.

[airborne]

It's a start.

[airborne]

Beat me by 4 seconds! ;^)

[conservativebabe]

Great! Now let's move on Alito. Jan. is pure BS.