Reply #26: GOP leaders reach deal on budget - Will VOTE tonight while Chimp is on? [View All]

[cyberpj]

Pushing for a vote "before the evening is out" so our only chance is to make our calls now I guess.
READ THE DETAILS FOLKS.

GOP leaders reach tentative deal on budget
By Mary Dalrymple, Associated Press Writer | April 28, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Top congressional Republicans reported agreement Thursday on a budget that envisions $10 billion in Medicaid reductions over the next five years and at least $70 billion in tax cuts.

The plan could also open the way to oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Congressional officials said the agreement envisions spending of about $2.6 trillion for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, with a deficit of $382 billion.

Republican officials said the plan relies on savings from farm, student loan and pension programs to achieve President Bush's goal of cutting deficits in half over five years.

House and Senate GOP leaders said they would push for a vote later in the day. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., expressed optimism that he had enough votes to pass the budget in the Senate.


http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/04/28/gop_leaders_reach_tentative_deal_on_budget/