Senate aims to wrap up today with $39.7 billion deficit cut vote
Senate Republicans say they have the votes to pass a $39.7 billion deficit reduction package as a key vote on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling and the Patriot Act looms. Democrats threaten a filibuster to demand civil liberty protections while House adjournment pressures pace the final year end agenda.
Cheney Rushes Home to Cast Key Senate Vote
Vice President Dick Cheney cut short a Middle East trip and flew back to Washington overnight to prepare a tiebreaking vote on a budget-cut measure. The plan would reduce federal spending by about 40 billion dollars over five years as five Republicans planned to oppose the bill, rallying with Democrats in opposition to Medicaid fees, welfare work requirements, and cuts to child support enforcement and student lenders. Cheney canceled stops in Saudi Arabia and Egypt after visiting Iraq, Afghanistan, and earthquake-devastated Pakistan.
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