House Passes Paul Ryan Budget
It can’t pass the Senate. It won’t be signed by the President. It will go nowhere. But the House has certainly made a political statement.
The 219-205 vote on the nonbinding framework takes a mostly symbolic swipe at the government’s chronic deficits. Follow-up legislation to actually implement the cuts isn’t in the cards.
The plan by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan would cut more than $5 trillion over the coming decade to reach balance by 2024. The sharpest cuts would come to health care programs for the poor and uninsured, food stamps, and array of domestic programs, including Pell Grants, education, and community development grants.
The Wisconsin Republican’s plan proposes more money for the Pentagon and wouldn’t touch Social Security benefits.
