New Republican Budget to Cause Rifts in Congress

The Takeaway

The budget fight returns to Congress this week. Representative Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, is leading the Republican charge to present a budget plan that cuts 2013 federal spending. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Republicans are turning on the agreement the two parties reached last August. Todd Zwillich is the Washington correspondent for The Takeaway.

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