Republican Budget Plan

Senate Dems Rebuff House GOP Move

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.16.2012

WASHINGTON — Democrats controlling the Senate rejected for the second year in a row Wednesday a budget plan passed by House Republicans. The 58...

Rep. Ryan's War on Seniors

Eric Griego | Posted 05.09.2012

Eric Griego

Paul Ryan's budget -- which the House passed -- proposed drastic cuts to two programs that can literally mean life and death for America's most vulnerable citizens -- Social Security and Medicare.

House GOP Rolls Out Budget Plan With Controversial Cuts

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.20.2012

WASHINGTON — Mixing deep cuts to safety-net programs for the poor with politically risky cost curbs for Medicare, Republicans controlling the Ho...

Republicans’ Budget Balance Plan Lacks Details

Bloomberg | Posted 09.17.2011

Congressional Republicans are clear in their demand for a constitutional amendment forcing the government to balance its budget. What they’re not of...

GOP Plans to Demand Mandatory Cuts in Social Security, Medicare as Price for Debt Ceiling

Robert Creamer | Posted 07.04.2011

Robert Creamer

It is increasingly clear that the Republicans will demand mandatory cuts in Social Security and Medicare as a price for increasing the debt ceiling later this spring. They just won't say it in those terms.

Ryan Grim

GOP Budget Proposal: Massive Tax Cut For Wealthy

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

House Republican leaders called a press conference Thursday to unveil their "alternative budget." While it was thin on specifics, it does include one ...