Ryan: Reid 'Playing Politics' With Budget Vote

Politico reports:

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan on Friday dismissed the impact of the coming Senate vote on his budget plan, saying Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is “playing politics” by holding a vote on the House budget after the recess.

“He likes to play politics — that’s what he’s doing, ” Ryan told Politico after a town hall meeting in his southeastern Wisconsin district. “I don’t worry about that.”

The vote will force Senate Republicans to decide whether they want to vote down the House Republican budget or risk facing ads accusing them of cutting Medicare — something House Republicans have already experienced. At least five Senate Republicans — Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, Scott Brown of Massachusetts, Mark Kirk of Illinois and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — will be under close scrutiny, since they’ve been the most willing to break with their party on other issues.