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A vote looms as early as Thursday on the plan, which would trim about $50 billion over five years from programs such as Medicaid, food stamps and farm subsidies whose budgets increase automatically every year.
The savings are modest when compared with budget-cutting efforts of the 1990s and the $14 trillion the government is set to spend over the same five-year period.
The bill has run into fierce resistance from Republicans unhappy with limiting eligibility for food stamps, curbing student loan subsidies and requiring Medicaid beneficiaries to pay for a fraction of their health care.
"There is no question we are having a difficult time rounding up the votes," said GOP Rep. Jim Nussle of Iowa, chairman of the House Budget Committee.
It is not difficult to find lawmakers who oppose the bill.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/16/AR2005111602013_pf.html
A vote looms as early as Thursday on the plan, which would trim about $50 billion over five years from programs such as Medicaid, food stamps and farm subsidies whose budgets increase automatically every year.
The savings are modest when compared with budget-cutting efforts of the 1990s and the $14 trillion the government is set to spend over the same five-year period.
The bill has run into fierce resistance from Republicans unhappy with limiting eligibility for food stamps, curbing student loan subsidies and requiring Medicaid beneficiaries to pay for a fraction of their health care.
"There is no question we are having a difficult time rounding up the votes," said GOP Rep. Jim Nussle of Iowa, chairman of the House Budget Committee.
It is not difficult to find lawmakers who oppose the bill.
for full article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/16/AR2005111602013_pf.html