THE HILL: Spending plan vote backfires as Democrats suffer defections. “The Democratic bill attracted two fewer votes than the rival GOP measure that would cut spending by another $57 billion this year. The 11 defections will give Republican leaders ammunition in subsequent talks, as they were able to keep their caucus more unified.” Of course, we need to add a zero to even the larger Republican number before we’re really getting anywhere.
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