House GOP budget talks collapse (no vote before Easter break)

[UpInArms]

http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7BF4DD36A0%2D8B95%2D493D%2D925C%2D62EE01CB6E80%7D&dist=newsfinder&symbol=&siteid=mktw

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Divided by disagreements within their own party and unable to attract Democratic support, House Republican leaders shelved efforts Thursday to bring a $2.7 trillion budget outline for fiscal 2007 to a vote ahead of a two-week Easter recess.

"We owe it to American taxpayers to craft a budget that spends their tax dollars wisely, and it is unfortunate Democrats would refuse to consider a fiscally-responsible approach rejecting the failed policies of more taxes and more spending," said House Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.

House Democrats and Republicans engaged in an acrimonious debate Thursday over rules governing debate of the resolution, but disagreements among Republicans appeared to be the key factor in the split.

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"I cannot and will not support a (budget) that greatly diminishes Congress' ability to respond to national disasters," said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis, R-Calif., in a statement, according to the Associated Press.

Democrats were ecstatic. "The Republican budget was red ink as far as the eye could see, and betrayed our national security by slashing funding for crucial initiatives to keep our country safe. Those are the wrong priorities and keep our country headed in the wrong direction," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

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[ixion]

1. spend my tax dollars wisely:

STOP ATTACKING OTHER COUNTRIES WITH IT!! :grr:

[maseman]

2. CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP

The melodious tones of a corrupt party of power-hungry nuts eating their own...yummy!

[bemildred]

3. "craft a budget that spends their tax dollars wisely"

:rofl::rofl:

[samsingh]

4. they owe it to the people to put the idiot in chief in prison

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5. I had this on all day... it was great!

The dems rippin the repugs for cutting everything, but letting the rich have their tax cuts... I saw over 40 different dems (at least) get up and speak, yet only 15 or so repugs shilling for it and trying to defend it.

I felt kinda warm and fuzzy. :)