House will vote on two versions of budget

[Eugene]

Source: The Hill

House will vote on two versions of budget

By Rebecca Shabad,Bernie Becker and Cristina Marcos - 03/23/15 08:32 PM EDT

House Republicans have decided to pursue the risky strategy of holding two separate floor votes on the GOP budget blueprint Wednesday in order to resolve a disagreement over defense spending and go to conference with the Senate.

The GOP-led House Rules Committee advanced Rep. Tom Price’s (R-Ga.) blueprint Monday evening in a 6-3 vote with two amendments Price filed that allow the separate floor votes.

One of the amendments allows a vote on the budget in its current form, which includes a provision that would boost the Pentagon’s war fund next year to $94 billion, while requiring $20 billion in offsets. Defense hawks rallied against this provision last week.

The other amendment allows another floor vote on the budget with a new proposal to boost the war fund to $96 billion and require no offsets.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/finance/236683-gop-eyes-budget-duel-on-house-floor

[yellowcanine]

1. Hmm. What if they both pass? Will the House have to have a conference with itself?

[madinmaryland]

2. In 15 minutes!!

I think it will just end up being mental masturbation.