Capitol Hill Cool to Some Bush Budget Cuts (Social Security)

[liveoaktx]

SfGate

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Congressional Republicans on Wednesday shunned President Bush's election-year call to cut Social Security benefits, and one committee chairman accused the administration of seeking to end "a pittance for widows and widowers."


"I have no plans to pursue these proposals," said GOP Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.

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As the Finance Committee chairman, Grassley has jurisdiction over Social Security, and he made clear the administration's proposals would not be on the year's agenda.


"The administration didn't consult with me on these proposals. Even if someone had, I'd be hard-pressed to give them a second look," he said in a statement.

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[Vinca]

1. If they pass a few of the things in the proposed budget

it will make for easy campaigning for Democrats over the summer and impeachment will be a sure thing in 2007.

[WePurrsevere]

2. Translation "We'll wait until after the election to shove this FACIST...

anti-poor, anti-disabled, anti-senior, pro-rich, pro war, pro-big corp budget through. We wouldn't want our constituents to get worked up and vote us out of office based on what we normally would do to kiss up to our big corp lobbist's and owners and screw them."

[NashVegas]

3. This is HUGH!

A pity this story wasn't given a flashier headline to clue people in to what Bush is trying to do.