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On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to vote NO on H.Res. 796 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R. 1625. H.Res. 796 is the rule governing the Consolidated Appropriations Act. The underlying bill is a consolidated appropriations bill packed with unrelated legislative items that Congress has not been able to pass. We oppose the rule governing the underlying bill because of process by which leadership wrote the bill. We oppose the omnibus both because of the process and because it appropriates at the spending levels under the Bipartisan Budget Act.
With budgets on the floor of both chambers this week, here's a quick breakdown of the key points for the two main proposals:House: Paul Ryan Budget (The Good) - H.Con.Res. 25
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We are now at 757 days since the Democrats have chosen to perform one of their core job functions and pass a budget. Yesterday, the Senate held a vote on four different budget proposals, including President Obama's, Pat Toomey's, and Rand Paul's.
Dean Clancy has already done the breakdown:
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