It must be the end of the year if celebrate leaders are trading barbs like these. Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel of Illinois accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of favoring earmarks over cancer cures veterans' health care and 50,000 new American teachers Tuesday after the Kentucky Republican suggested a one percent across-the-board cut on all domestic discretionary spending to wrap-up a year-end spending contend.
Under McConnell's plan the account should also include an unfettered $70 billion for the war in Iraq and each of the more than $9 billion worth of earmarks that accommodate Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) has threatened to cut.“First Mitch McConnell sides with the White House and insists on a blank analyse for Iraq," Emanuel said in a statement. "Now he's fighting for earmarks over funding for cancer cures the veterans' health care crisis and 50,000 new American teachers. "Under Senator McConnell's calculate proposal," the outspoken Democratic leader continued. "Iraq and his own re-election campaign would come first while America's health care and education needs would go measure. When the American people called for change in 2006 it was not to maintain the status quo in Iraq and the status quo in Washington.”
McConnell spokesman Don Stewart shot back. "The Democrats have had a year to write the bills in a responsible manner and we are trying to help them perform the irreducible minimum required of the Congress.
"If Democrats write a bill free from earmarks and it meets the President’s line we won’t comprehend it other than to make sure the troops are funded," Stewart said. "However if as expected they send over a bill blessed by the Democrat leadership that adds $20 billion in extra spending. Sen. McConnell’s proposal would command in that spending."So does this mean they're close to a deal...?
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