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Senate Approves Cuts to Social Programs (Cutting $36B in Spending!)
Fox News ^ | November 03, 2005 | AP

Posted on 11/03/2005 3:32:35 PM PST by HHKrepublican_2

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday narrowly approved the first cuts since 1997 to benefit programs such as Medicare (search), Medicaid (search) and farm subsidies, giving Republicans a symbolic victory against ever-rising government spending.

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.

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

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.

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

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 109th; awayfromthetrough; bouttime; federalspending; fiscalrestraint; pork; twofrontwar
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JUST BREAKING on fox
1 posted on 11/03/2005 3:32:35 PM PST by HHKrepublican_2
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To: HHKrepublican_2

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


2 posted on 11/03/2005 3:33:32 PM PST by HHKrepublican_2 (you cant spell liberal without an L an I and an E...If the first ammendment doesnt work, use the 2nd)
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To: HHKrepublican_2

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


3 posted on 11/03/2005 3:34:07 PM PST by gaijin
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To: Borax Queen; sweetliberty
The measure also would permit exploratory oil drilling in an Alaskan wilderness (search) area.

Ping!

4 posted on 11/03/2005 3:34:25 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: HHKrepublican_2

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.


5 posted on 11/03/2005 3:34:29 PM PST by peyton randolph (Warning! It is illegal to fatwah a camel in all 50 states)
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To: gaijin

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


6 posted on 11/03/2005 3:35:04 PM PST by HHKrepublican_2 (you cant spell liberal without an L an I and an E...If the first ammendment doesnt work, use the 2nd)
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To: 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...

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

</sarcasm*>

7 posted on 11/03/2005 3:35:20 PM PST by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
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To: HHKrepublican_2

"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!


8 posted on 11/03/2005 3:35:36 PM PST by adam_az (It's the border, stupid!)
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To: HHKrepublican_2
"Hmmm i wonder who broke party lines"

Me too.

9 posted on 11/03/2005 3:35:47 PM PST by lormand (Dead people vote DemocRAT)
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To: HHKrepublican_2

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)?


10 posted on 11/03/2005 3:35:55 PM PST by CALawyer
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To: HHKrepublican_2

I can't believe this passed in the Senate.


11 posted on 11/03/2005 3:36:05 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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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.

12 posted on 11/03/2005 3:36:14 PM PST by ElkGroveDan (California bashers will be called out)
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To: HHKrepublican_2

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


13 posted on 11/03/2005 3:36:16 PM PST by operation clinton cleanup
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To: HHKrepublican_2

Is this from the Onion?


14 posted on 11/03/2005 3:36:22 PM PST by GSWarrior
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To: HHKrepublican_2

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



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

and this is a "victory?"

Great.


15 posted on 11/03/2005 3:36:26 PM PST by trubluolyguy (It was a joke! When you give me that look, I was joking!)
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To: gaijin
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.

16 posted on 11/03/2005 3:36:34 PM PST by peyton randolph (Warning! It is illegal to fatwah a camel in all 50 states)
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To: HHKrepublican_2

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


17 posted on 11/03/2005 3:36:39 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead
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To: HHKrepublican_2

It's a start.


18 posted on 11/03/2005 3:36:43 PM PST by airborne (Al-Queda can recruit on college campuses but the US military can't!)
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To: Texas_Jarhead

Beat me by 4 seconds! ;^)


19 posted on 11/03/2005 3:37:20 PM PST by airborne (Al-Queda can recruit on college campuses but the US military can't!)
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To: HHKrepublican_2

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


20 posted on 11/03/2005 3:37:58 PM PST by conservativebabe (proud to be a vitriolic hyperconservative)
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