Monday, November 26, 2012

Sessions urges leaders not to exceed spending caps in Budget Control Act

A top Republican is insisting that party leaders retain more than $2 trillion in spending cuts agreed to in last year’s budget agreement as negotiations over the so-called fiscal cliff heat up.
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), ranking member on the Senate Budget Committee, sent a letter to Republican and Democratic leaders last week urging them not to exceed the spending caps outlined in the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011, legislation passed last year following a showdown over the federal debt ceiling.

Read more: http://freebeacon.com/no-cut-left-behind/

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