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House vote on huge budget-cut bill scuttled
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Contributor | RP |
Last Edited | RP Nov 10, 2005 04:07pm |
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Category | Proposed Legislation |
Media | Newspaper - Houston Chronicle |
News Date | Thursday, November 10, 2005 09:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | Action is major setback for GOP, Bush
House Republican leaders canceled a planned vote today on a $51 billion budget-cut package in the face of a revolt over cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and student loans.
The development was a major setback for the GOP on Capitol Hill and for President Bush, who has made cuts to benefit programs a central pillar in his budget plan.
The decision by GOP leaders came despite a big concession to moderates Wednesday, when the leaders dropped provisions to open the Arctic National Refuge to oil and gas exploration, as well as a plan allowing states to lift a moratorium on oil drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts.
Many of the same moderates opposed to the drilling plan remain opposed to the bill's provisions curbing Medicaid's growth, tightening eligibility for food stamps and cutting student loan subsidies. |
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