Deficit "reduction", Republican-style!

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Gotta love the Republicans’ sense of priorities, taking money from the underprivileged…

On Capitol Hill, Republicans scored a major victory Wednesday with the slim passage of a budget bill that slashes billions of dollars from health, education, and welfare programs. The bill will impose fees and scale back benefits for millions of low-income Medicaid recipients. A recent Congressional study predicted the bill would deny medical services and drugs to millions of low-income Americans unable to afford the new premiums. The vote passed by a margin of 216 to 214. Thirteen Republicans joined all House Democrats in opposition. The Senate has already approved the bill, with Vice President Dick Cheney casting the decisive vote, in December.

…while giving it back to the wealthy…

[quote]GOP Tax Cuts Outsize Budget Bill