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Tom Cotton Tries to Sabotage Obama's Iran Deal, Then Calls for Massive Defense Spending

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Justanotherhuman3/17/2015 7:02:41 am PDT

Fuck you, Rs.

House Republican Budget Overhauls Medicare and Repeals the Health Law

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WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a proposed budget for 2016 that partly privatizes Medicare, turns Medicaid into block grants to the states, repeals the Affordable Care Act and reaches balance in 10 years, challenging Republicans in Congress to make good on their promises to deeply cut federal spending.

“The House proposal leans heavily on the policy prescriptions that Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin outlined when he was budget chairman.

“With the Senate now also in Republican hands, this year’s proposal is more politically salient than in years past, especially for Republican senators facing re-election in Democratic or swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Illinois and New Hampshire, and for potential Republican presidential candidates.” More