Every GOP Budget Cut Clobbered By Dems

Republican legislators applied their usual persistence in trying to trim the Maryland budget Wednesday and were rewarded with their usual result: Every one of the dozen amendments they offered to reduce spending were defeated by overwhelming Democratic majorities.

• Cut about 2% of spending across the board, allowing spending to grow by just 1% — rejected 42-90;
• Cut $73 million to fix the Health Benefit Exchange and its faulty website — rejected 41-92;
• Cut already limited funding for Medicaid-funded third trimester abortions — rejected 54-79 (the most votes for any of the cuts);

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