tinydancer
Diamond Member
Yay! Senate R's finally stand firm. Not one voted with these crazy ass Dem Senators so they can't trot out the old "It's bipartisan" bullshit when a fool like Snow would vote with them.
The House plan ostensibly brings the governments taxes and spending into balance by 2023 with cuts to domestic spending even below the automatic sequestration levels now roiling federal programs, and it orders significant changes to Medicare and the tax code.
The Senate plan, in contrast, includes $100 billion in upfront infrastructure spending to stimulate the economy and calls for special fast-track rules to overhaul the tax code and raise $975 billion over 10 years through legislation that could not be filibustered.
Even with that tax increase and prescribed spending cuts, the Senate plan would leave the government with a $566 billion deficit in 10 years, and $5.2 trillion in additional debt over that time.
And on the bright side:
"The only good news is that the fiscal path the Democrats laid out in their Budget Resolution won't become law," said Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader.
Senate Passes $3.7 Trillion Budget, Its First in 4 Years
The House plan ostensibly brings the governments taxes and spending into balance by 2023 with cuts to domestic spending even below the automatic sequestration levels now roiling federal programs, and it orders significant changes to Medicare and the tax code.
The Senate plan, in contrast, includes $100 billion in upfront infrastructure spending to stimulate the economy and calls for special fast-track rules to overhaul the tax code and raise $975 billion over 10 years through legislation that could not be filibustered.
Even with that tax increase and prescribed spending cuts, the Senate plan would leave the government with a $566 billion deficit in 10 years, and $5.2 trillion in additional debt over that time.
And on the bright side:
"The only good news is that the fiscal path the Democrats laid out in their Budget Resolution won't become law," said Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader.
Senate Passes $3.7 Trillion Budget, Its First in 4 Years
