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December 17, 2010

GOP Blocks Passage of Spending Bill
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Republicans have prevailed in a standoff with Democrats on a $1.2
trillion government spending bill. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid announced he would shelve the measure in the face of a
threatened Republican filibuster.

Sen. Harry Reid: "In the next 24 hours or so, Senator Mc Connell and I
will work to try and come up with a CR [continuing resolution] to fund
the government for a certain period of time. That’s where we are right
now. I’m sorry and disappointed."

The move raises the likelihood Republicans will be able to push through
a new spending bill with deeper spending cuts when they take over in the
House and increase their standing in the Senate next month.



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