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WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is praising the $3.7 trillion budget Democrats squeezed through the Senate early Saturday.

But spokesman Jay Carney isn't raising too much hope for compromise with the GOP-led House, which previously passed a competing budget that makes deep cuts to social programs.

Carney says in a statement issued Saturday morning that the House budget- quote_ "refuses to ask for a single dime of deficit reduction from closing tax loopholes for the wealthy and well-connected."

He adds that President Barack Obama will work with both sides to see if there is an opportunity to reach a deal.

Although his major proposals are well-known, Obama has not yet released his budget for the coming year. That's expected in early April.


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    Steve wrote...
    Obama protects the pork and
    March 2, 2013 6:24 am
    cuts important programs.
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    Steve wrote...
    At this point what's more embarrassing?
    March 23, 2013 8:46 am
    No budget or the one that was just passed.
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    Solitaire wrote...
    Pork
    March 23, 2013 9:18 am
    Part of the pork is the salary income raise that these people gave themselves. The only amendment we the people need to be messing with is ratification of the 27th amendment or enacting a new amendment which would be the 28th to get this governments house in order along with the position of what the Presidential office is suppose to be. Not some Bully Pulpit.
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    Solitaire wrote...
    WISE UP PEOPLE
    March 23, 2013 9:27 am
    When and where are we going to meet to get organized on IMPEACHMENT efforts and start the petitions for signatures to get this mistake out of office. We have now on college campus people trying to out Joe Aprio for signatures. Why not this President that is attempting to dismantle our Constitution, restructure our healthcare and let the invaders become citizens. Lets get started on IMPEACHMENT that is something I think most of us on this site can agree on.
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    Solitaire wrote...
    ImPEACHMENT
    March 23, 2013 9:51 am
    Along with Impeachment of Obama the peoples demands should be for all Congressmen and women in every state to grant the ratification of either the 27th amendment or enact a new amendment #28 or none of them get voted back into office in their state. This new amendment puts only constrains on themselves for if it is not something they would do for the American public then they don't do it for themselves.
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    Solitaire wrote...
    Need Get Their House In Order
    March 23, 2013 10:02 am
    Google what the ratification of 27th amendment or adding the 28th would be about for yourself. On snoops: "Warren Buffets 28th Amendment Winds of Change". Read further down where it states "Could this amendment be passed without Congress voting on it? This is where our vote could get rid of all the dead wood in Congress that has not sided with the People. Article 5, our forefathers thought of everything they could to make this government be what it has been and it is up to us. Remember anything is possible if it comes from "WE THE PEOPLE" even IMPEACHMENT.
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