On Capitol Hill, Budget Bill Gets Mixed Reception

The compromise spending bill to keep the government running through September cuts $38.5 billion in discretionary and mandatory programs. The Democrats are spinning it as not as bad as it could have been. Big cuts, if you look line by line, come in disease prevention, health insurance programs, high-speed rail and clean water funds. But often it's the smaller cuts that hurt most. Some Republicans are already complaining they got a bad deal

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/04/12/135354890/on-capitol-hill-budget-bill-gets-mixed-reception?ft=1&f=1014

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