… so the rich can have tax cuts
House and Senate GOP leaders agreed yesterday to a five-year budget plan for cutting spending for Medicaid and other entitlement programs by $41.6 billion and a separate measure to open the Alaskan wilderness to oil drilling.
The authority to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration — long sought by President Bush, energy companies and Republican leaders — was attached to a separate fiscal 2006 defense spending bill that has widespread support in both parties because of its funding for fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Rushing to get out of town for the holidays, the House approved both bills in early morning votes Monday. The pre-dawn showdown hid the House votes from public view, a maneuver that leaders have used all year on difficult votes.
GOP Leaders Agree to $41.6 Billion Spending Cut (Washington Post)
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