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Representative Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, said Republicans aren’t seeking to force a shutdown of the federal government and are willing to negotiate on reducing spending.
“We’ll have some negotiations, with short-term extensions with spending cuts in the interim, is my guess,” Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, said today on CBS’s “Face the Nation” program. “We’re not looking for a government shutdown.”
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted 235-189 yesterday to slash at least $61 billion from current spending, setting the stage for a fight with Democrats that threatens to bring government to a standstill after March 4 when the current continuing resolution expires. Senate Democrats have balked at the cuts and President Barack Obama’s budget office has threatened a White House veto…
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