Friday, July 26, 2013

White House hardens stance on budget cuts ahead of showdown with Republicans

Senior White House officials are discussing a budget strategy that could lead to a government shutdown if Republicans continue to demand deeper spending cuts, lawmakers and Democrats familiar with the administration’s thinking said Thursday.
The posture represents a more confrontational approach than that of this spring, when President Obama decided not to escalate a fight over across-the-board reductions known as sequestration in an earlier budget battle with Republicans.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-hardens-stance-on-budget-cuts-ahead-of-showdown/2013/07/25/8894c6f6-f53c-11e2-a2f1-a7acf9bd5d3a_story.html?hpid=z1 

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