Republicans Plan $35-Billion Cut From 2010 Levels
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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan announced plans today to cut 2011 government spending by $35 billion, setting up the first of a likely series of battles over the federal budget.
Ryan and other Republican leaders, backing away from campaign promises of $100 billion in cuts, will instead seek to pare $43 billion from in non-security discretionary programs, compared to 2010 levels. The Defense Department would see an $8 billion, or 2 percent, increase under the plan.