WASHINGTON (CNN) — House Speaker John Boehner’s plan to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and slash government spending narrowly passed his chamber on Friday and then was blocked by Senate Democrats, setting up a weekend of negotiations to seek a deal that would avoid a potential federal default next week. (Read more)
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Senate completes override of budget veto – Source: WRAL
Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on June 15, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. — After the House got enough Democratic support in a late-night vote to override Gov. Beverly Perdue’s veto of the state budget, Republican senators completed the historic feat Wednesday afternoon. (Read more)
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After Republican election defeat, Senate rejects GOP budget plan that would overhaul Medicare–Source: The Washington Post
Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on May 25, 2011
One day after Republicans lost a special election that was dominated by debate over their 2012 budget proposal, the Senate on Wednesday rejected the House Republican budget blueprint, a mostly symbolic vote that nonetheless underscores the political peril entailed in the GOP proposal to turn Medicare into a voucher program. (Read more)
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Senate rejects spending bills from both Republicans and Democrats–Source: The Washington Post
Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on March 10, 2011
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican plan to sharply cut spending this year, as well as a far more modest Democratic proposal, clearing a path for negotiations toward a compromise that could streamline government without damaging critical services. (Read more)
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