Washington (CNN) – Senate Republican leaders Tuesday put pressure on GOP moderates balking at voting for a budget-slashing bill passed by House Republicans.
Democrats had planned to vote Tuesday on the House bill – which would cut government spending by $61 billion-as well as a competing, scaled-down, measure proposed by Democrats but Senate leaders indicated late Tuesday the vote would likely slide until Wednesday.
Democrats blamed Republican leaders for deliberately stalling action on the dueling spending bills so they could work to prevent politically damaging GOP defections from the House Republican bill. Democrats said sagging GOP support is proof that the cuts in the bill are too deep.
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