C-Span: House voting on Ryan budget today. Will vote on People's Budget next.

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The Congressional Black Caucus Budget just failed by a vote of 103-303. Marsha Blackburn just finished speaking against the People's Budget, which is a product of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

http://www.cspan.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN/

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Only 103?

Sad.

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2. Yes. The next vote is on the Progressive Caucus' budget--the People's Budget.

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3. Bottom 50% pay <3% because they don't make enough money. It's all at the top--top 1%, that is!

Just saying.

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4. They've apparently postponed the vote on People's Budget. Ryan plan now dubbed 'Honest Solutions.'

That's rich! Exactly what it's not!

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5. House now debating the Democratic budget alternative.

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6. House now voting on the People's Budget. Fails by a vote of 77-347.

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7. Next up: Voting on GOP Study Group Budget and then the Democratic alternative

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8. Looks like repositioning by Dems to help RSG budget pass. R's had to rush in to crush it to save

Ryan's budget. Very interesting.

[ProSense]

9. House Dems Almost Pull Fast One On GOP

TPM: House Dems Almost Pull Fast One On GOP

Chaos erupted just now on the floor of the House of Representatives as the minority Democrats almost succeeded in buffaloing the majority Republicans into voting for a long-term budget plan that is even more to the right than Rep. Paul Ryan's "official" GOP budget and would have supplanted it.

When the vote on the Republican Study Committee's uber-conservative budget came to a floor vote a short time ago, Dems voted present and the result was that the RSC's budget was about to pass with a simple majority of only Republicans. That would have put GOPers on the record for some really fringe budget ideas that would have made for great campaign ads against them, but it would also have supplanted the Ryan budget as the official budget template for the GOP.

As the chaos ensued, Republicans were able to scramble and reverse their yes votes to no votes, and the far-right budget ultimately failed, but just barely. More soon ...

[flpoljunkie]

11. Thanks for the details. ProSense! It was fun to watch the chaos on the House floor.

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10. Van Hollen points out Ryan Medicare voucher plan is NOT like the Federal Employee's Plan.

Van Hollen was correcting the previous speaker. Guess he's like Jon Kyl--this wasn't meant to be a 'factual statement.'

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12. Every Republican that votes to privatize Medicare is gonna get beat over the head with it next year.

I hope they DON'T realize that.

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13. They apparently think they can sell this--with the help of Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and his ilk

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14. Pelosi is closing the Dem's argument on the Democratic substitute budget bill

Chris Van Hollen was very good presenting the budget and responding to Paul Ryan.

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15. House now voting on the Democratic substitute budget which fails 167-259

Apparently 23 Democrats voted against the Democratic substitute bill, although they are not expected to vote for the Ryan budget.

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16. NBC's John Hardwood: House predicts only a loss of 20 votes on the Ryan budget.

We will see.

Andrea Mitchell has not mentioned the chaos that ensued when the even more Republican Study Group budget almost passed!

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17. Pelosi is closing with the Dem's argument against the Ryan budget bill

To the Republican majority: 'Do you realize your leadership is asking you to cast a vote that would abolish Medicare as we know it?'

'The average senior will be forced to pay twice as much for half the benefits' under Ryan's Medicare voucher plan.

[CitizenLeft]

18. your play-by-play is much appreciated

At work, can't watch. Thank you!

[flpoljunkie]

19. You're welcome. Ryan plan passes 235-193 with No Dems voting Yes! Four R's voted No!

Yay Dems! They held together to vote against the Ryan Budget!