News Alert: House Republicans unveil election-year budget blueprint that cuts $5.3T beyond Obama plan

	Tuesday, March 20, 2012 12:03:07 PM NEWS ALERT House Republicans unveil election-year budget blueprint that cuts $5.3T beyond Obama plan House Republicans unveiled a budget blueprint Tuesday that combines cuts to safety net programs for the poor with sharply lower tax rates. The GOP plan released by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan would, if enacted into law, wrestle the deficit to a manageable size in short order, but only by cutting Medicaid, food stamps, Pell Grants and a host of other programs that President Barack Obama has promised to protect. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/house-gop-to-unveil-election-year-budget-blueprint-cutting-beyond-obama-plan/2012/03/20/gIQAlefgOS_story.html Or visit washingtonpost.com. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071  ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy