Senate rejects Ryan budgetThe Senate on Wednesday resoundingly rejected a budget sponsored by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that calls for significant cuts to future Medicare benefits. >>>
Five Republican senators voted against a motion to take up the ambitious House budget plan, which suffered only four Republican defections when it passed the lower chamber earlier this year.
Four centrists voted no:
Sens. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who favored larger budget cuts than what was proposed in Ryan’s budget, was the fifth no vote. >>>
In a statement after the vote, Ryan defended his budget and rebuked Senate Democrats for failing to advance a detailed alternative. >>>
Republican leaders did not pressure colleagues to vote for Ryan’s budget >>>
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Typical. Too many Senate Republican 'Repukes' or RINOs run for the tall grass as the least sign of resistance from the Dems.
Where the H-E double L is the leadership when we need them? Why on earth have 2 partys if they're going to pretend to be on diff sides but still end up going in the same direction when push comes to shove?