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Senate Republicans divided on own sequester replacement plan
The measure would require that $85 billion in spending be cut, but give President Obama more flexibility in manage the spending reductions than given by the sequester, which requires across-the-board cuts to nearly every part of every agency.
But some Republicans fear it would help the White House use the cuts as a political weapon, while defense hawks worry the Pentagon would not escape harm.
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) said the plan doesn’t address the damage that the sequester cuts would inflict on the military.
“I don’t care how flexible you want to be, the top-line numbers don’t add up to me on defense. That’s my problem,” Graham said after a contentious GOP meeting where the plan was discussed.
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I have a plan for the GOP regarding the Sequestration. How about we hang those who want to stop, halt, delay or reduce it from the nearest streetlamp.
SWalker on February 27, 2013 at 3:47 PM
Let the scare-ester come and go.
MoreLiberty on February 27, 2013 at 3:49 PM
Dear senate r’s,
What makes you think that you will have an input in anything in the senate? dingy ding dong harry will not so squat if it help a r, EVER!
Y’all r’s are about as ‘the world is coming to an end’ as bho/d’s!
A concerned taxpayer and sick of the whole krap!
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letget on February 27, 2013 at 3:54 PM
The Senate republicans would have trouble agreeing on the color of orange juice.
CurtZHP on February 27, 2013 at 3:55 PM
Republicans aren’t going to get anywhere until they realize Democrats use government as a scheme for the massive transfer of wealth to their supporters, and respond accordingly. Giving Obama discretion over spending cuts would simply result in reductions in areas like border security that are actually the responsibility of the federal government, in order avoid diminishing the flow of government spending to Obama’s supporters.
DKCZ on February 27, 2013 at 3:59 PM
Another episode of the bumbling, stumbling republican Keystone Cops. Brilliant.
Panther on February 27, 2013 at 4:06 PM
Popular MSM headline:
A terrible rift, the “beleaguered” republicans, the sensible moderate ones against the right wing lunatics of course…oh shut up and give me a break.
Fleuries on February 27, 2013 at 4:32 PM