US Senate rejects Ryan budget, 5 Republicans side with Democrats

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The Democratic-controlled Senate voted, 57-40, not to advance the plan drafted by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican.

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Five Republicans sided with Democrats to defeat the Ryan plan. They included Scott Brown of Massachusetts, a first-term lawmaker who faces voters in a heavily Democratic state next year; Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine; Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Rand Paul of Kentucky. Democrat James Webb of Virginia voted for the House plan.

http://www.freep.com/article/20110526/NEWS07/105260548/Senate-rejects-House-approved-budget-privatized-Medicare

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Not a serious vote. Reid is just showboating.

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Tea-party favorite Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky opposed plan from the right since it doesn't actually balance and would add trillions of dollars to the U.S. debt.

GOP senators immediately forced a vote on President Barack Obama's February budget proposal, which opened to chilly reviews in February for failing to aggressively tackle issues like the long-term future of benefit programs like Medicare and Social Security. Democrats joined Republicans in opposing the plan, which failed to receive a single vote.

Democrats staged the votes to put Republicans on record regarding the House-passed budget plan, authored by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis. In addition to Medicare, the measure would sharply cut the Medicaid health care program for the poor and a host of other domestic programs.

The votes weren't on the various budgets themselves but instead on motions to simply begin debate on them.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9NEP4000&show_article=1

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Tea-party favorite Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky opposed plan from the right since it doesn't actually balance and would add trillions of dollars to the U.S. debt.

GOP senators immediately forced a vote on President Barack Obama's February budget proposal, which opened to chilly reviews in February for failing to aggressively tackle issues like the long-term future of benefit programs like Medicare and Social Security. Democrats joined Republicans in opposing the plan, which failed to receive a single vote.

Democrats staged the votes to put Republicans on record regarding the House-passed budget plan, authored by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis. In addition to Medicare, the measure would sharply cut the Medicaid health care program for the poor and a host of other domestic programs.

The votes weren't on the various budgets themselves but instead on motions to simply begin debate on them.

http://www.breitbart...&show_article=1

It's difficult to keep taking this sh!t seriously.

Requires some self hypnosis.