GOP Faces Backlash Against the Ryan Plan

More Republican Congressmen Face Town Hall Backlash Over Tax ...

During a Buffalo Grove, IL town hall, Dold caught a lot of flack for supporting corporate tax breaks and voting to end Medicare: But Dold couldn't even get to the end of the presentation before audience members began peppering him with questions about the Ryan budget, named after House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin. It began with audience members telling Dold they don't believe chopping 10 percentage points off the highest corporate tax ...

Publish Date: 04/22/2011 0:10

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Government Shut Down Averted

Close Cut: US saved from government shutdown by last min deal

The US Congress has thrashed out a budget, agreeing on spending cuts dangerously close to the deadline. The Republicans and Democrats were forced to overcome their differences, or risk the first government shutdown in fifteen years. If the shutdown h...