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Can Republicans Really Cut $100 Billion from the US Budget?

Can Republicans Really Cut $100 Billion from the US Budget?

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Pamela Powers
Jan 05, 2011
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Can Republicans Really Cut $100 Billion from the US Budget?
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Republicans who rode the Tea Party's coat tails into office in 2010 are vowing to cut $100 billion from domestic spending, but can they really do it?

According to the New York Times, the only parts of the budget that would be exempt from a potential 20 percent across-the-board would be the military, domestic security, and veterans.

What would this mean fo…

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