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Simpson, Bowles Offer New Plan to Avoid Cuts

Associated Press — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:21:50 +0000

Former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson is offering a new plan to avoid automatic spending cuts set to hit March 1 absent a bipartisan deficit-reduction deal.

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Senate GOP Leader Calls On Dems To Spell Out Cuts

Associated Press — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:23:27 +0000

The Senate Republican leader is calling on President Barack Obama and Democrats to spell out where they would cut government spending as part of any deal to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff."

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Boehner: Spending Cuts Must Offset Debt Limit Hike

Associated Press — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:20:38 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says that when Congress raises the nation's borrowing cap he will again insist on spending cuts and budget reforms to offset the increase.

The Ohio Republican took the same stance a year ago during last summer's debt battle

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House Rejects Conservatives' Deficit Cutting Plan

Associated Press — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:04:42 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected a budget pushed by its most conservative members with deeper spending cuts and far faster deficit reduction than a plan being pushed by Republican leaders.

The 285-136 vote to defeat the conservatives' package moved the chamber a step closer to approval of the main GOP budget later Thursday

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Rep. Lummis: President's Budget Arrives Late and Wrong [AUDIO]

Daniel Sandoval — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:31:24 +0000

The president's budget is a week late and a trillion dollars short, says Wyoming's representative.

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