WASHINGTON — Republicans looked ready on Thursday to push through the House an election-year, $3.5 trillion budget.
The blueprint by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., was headed for all but certain House passage Thursday, mostly along party lines.
It faces a demise that is just as sure in the Democratic-run Senate, which plans to ignore it.
Republicans were focused on sharper deficit reduction and starkly less government than Democrats wanted and were proposing to lower income tax rates while erasing many unspecified tax breaks. Many programs, including transportation and food stamps, were targeted for cuts and Medicare would be revamped under the proposal.
In contrast, Obama and Democrats are seeking to boost taxes on families making above $250,000 and on oil and gas companies, add spending for roads and schools and cull more modest savings from domestic programs.
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