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    House and Senate negotiators reached a budget deal that would raise military and domestic spending over the next two years, shifting the pain of across-the-board cuts to other programs over the coming decade. The agreement reached by lawmakers on Tuesday includes about $65 billion in across-the-board domestic and defense cuts while adding an additional $25 billion in deficit reduction by extending a 2 percent cut to Medicare through 2022 and 2023, two years beyond the cuts set by the Budget Control Act of 2011.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/us..._20131210&_r=0

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    Wunnertful, still spending more than they take in for as far as the mind can imagine..........

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    They will never ever cut spending until there are riots in the streets and people outside the capital with short ropes and pitch forks.



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    A criminal gang in D.C, has come to ab agreement on how much money they are going to steal from the other people. Next year, they are going to do it again.

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    House passed the bill --

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...=al_comboPEN_p


    More -- the vote was 332 to 94

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    Quote Originally Posted by rlm1966 View Post
    They will never ever cut spending until there are riots in the streets and people outside the capital with short ropes and pitch forks.
    This!!!

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    Does this mean that we no longer have to keep hearing about a "government shutdown"?
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    The chamber voted 332-94 to approve the two-year budget deal crafted by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.). The legislation won the support of 169 Republicans and 163 Democrats. It now heads to the Senate, where it will likely pass next week. President Barack Obama signaled he would sign the bill into law.

    In an interview after the vote, Ryan said the vote total was “much higher than I expected,” and that “we’re getting a little bit of integrity back into the system.”

    http://www.politico.com/story/2013/1...te-101091.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by Godwit View Post

    In an interview after the vote, Ryan said the vote total was “much higher than I expected,” and that “we’re getting a little bit of integrity back into the system.”

    Sadly, he believes this..............

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