Reid Blames GOP for Spending Vote Delay
The Hill reports:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) accused Republican leaders Tuesday of backing out of an agreement to hold votes on competing Republican and Democratic spending plans.
Reid said Republican leaders agreed last week to hold up-or-down votes on the House-approved bill that would cut another $57 billion from the federal budget for 2011 as well as a Democratic proposal to shave $6.5 billion, on top of $4 billion in cuts that passed last week.
But Republicans have withheld consent needed to schedule votes on both bills Tuesday.
“That was the agreement that we made, ” Reid said on the floor Tuesday morning. “We would come here today and have a vote on H.R. 1 and on our alternative.
“Now, over here, the Republicans don’t want to vote,” said Reid.
A GOP aide said he expected votes on the spending measures to take place Tuesday evening or Wednesday.
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