Ryan budget passes committee by single vote

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/217503-ryan-budget-passes-committee-by-single-vote

The House Budget Committee approved Chairman Paul Ryan's 2013 budget resolution on Wednesday night by a close vote of 19 to 18.

Two conservative Republicans voted against the Ryan plan, which cuts spending by $5.3 trillion over ten years, because it did not cut the budget fast enough. Reps. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) and Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.) voted no.

The tight vote indicates that next week House GOP leaders could face a larger floor defection than they did on last year's budget, which got every Republican but four behind it. GOP leaders say they are confident the measure will pass even though they can count on no Democratic votes.

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Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) pushed back on rhetoric in the Path to Prosperity that entitlement programs “lull” people dependency. She argued that most food stamp recipients are the working poor, not long term welfare recipients and that is it wrong of the GOP to “vilify” the poor.

[shcrane71]

1. Thanks. Looks like the Republicans don't want much press on the Ryan budget.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74330.html

[sadbear]

2. They'll ram it through as quick as possible

And then it will die in the Senate (again.)

[davidpdx]

3. Yeah they are going to beat their caucus members to vote for this

I hope they have enough defections it doesn't pass. It would be a slap in the face to Boner and the Republican Party.

[Johonny]

4. If every Democrat does not run on opposing this budget

they are terrible campaigners. Ryan's I hate America and Americans plan is terrible for the economy, terrible for the middle class, terrible for the poor, terrible for the old....