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A GOP BUDGET WITH NO HARD NUMBERS
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Mar 26, 2009 05:14pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Yesterday, House Republicans made a pretty big deal about unveiling their budget alternative.
And then what happens today? House Republicans release a 19-page document that contains no hard spending numbers or deficit projections. Per the AP, "One of the few hard bits of information is a promise to simplify the tax code and cut income tax rates to 10 percent for people making $100,000 or less down. They also promise to cut domestic spending below current levels but don't say whether they are exempting Social Security. It's impossible to determine the projected deficit based on their offering."
Not surprisingly, the Democratic National Committee pounced on the GOP's budget -- or lack thereof. "After 27 days, the best House Republicans could come up with is a 19-page pamphlet that does not include a single real budget proposal or estimate," said DNC spokesman Hari Sevugan. "While there had been talk that House Republicans were overriding their Senate counterparts to offer a budget alternative, it's clear after this announcement that neither of them have anything to offer but criticism." |
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