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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums***Breaking...House narrowly passes budget***
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/26/republican-leaders-budget-vote-244198
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***Breaking...House narrowly passes budget*** (Original Post)
SummerSnow
Oct 2017
OP
The bill mentions how much cuts would save on the deficit over 10 years, but...
yallerdawg
Oct 2017
#4
Not Ruth
(3,613 posts)1. Is this good or bad
FBaggins
(26,731 posts)2. It gives them the ability to bypass the filibuster on their tax plan
"Bad" should be your default starting position to anything they come up with.
rurallib
(62,406 posts)3. Funny that article doesn't even mention the huge cuts in Medicare and Medicaid
As a matter of fact, very little is mentioned in the press about Medicare and Medicaid in this budget.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)4. The bill mentions how much cuts would save on the deficit over 10 years, but...
"The budget did not include provisions to enact or enforce the proposed cuts." - The Hill