Dems: GOP Spending Cuts Go Too Far

Democrats are gearing up for a showdown with Republicans over their "devastating" spending cuts in a budget that could push Washington lawmakers to the brink of another government shutdown.

According to The Hill, Senate and House Republicans released a joint 2016 budget proposal that lays out the party's legislative program, which includes slashing domestic programs and repealing Obamacare, as well as several other cutbacks demanded by their conservative base.

But the GOP budget blueprint has already run into trouble, with Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee putting the package briefly on hold, believing that it does not make steep enough cuts. The House then canceled a vote Wednesday evening on a spending bill linked to the budget.

The White House has threatened to veto the first two Republican spending bills due to what it calls excessive cuts, while House Democrats are prepared to go to battle to support the vetoes.

After the GOP had vowed to run government efficiently ahead of the 2016 elections, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker John Boehner assured voters that during the current cycle there would be no debt defaults or government shutdowns, such as the one that hurt the GOP politically in 2013, The Hill said.

But a shutdown is possibly in the cards later this year as a string of leading Democrats slammed the Republican spending cuts.

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