The package was approved Monday by the House Budget Committee on party line votes.
House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan said during that meeting that the sequester cuts, agreed to in a deal to increase the debt ceiling last year, are inflexible and arbitrary.
“Despite our differences, we again find ourselves in strong bipartisan agreement that the sequester is bad policy and ought to be replaced,” the Wisconsin Republican said. “That’s why this committee and this House passed a responsible budget and why we’re here today to meet our legal and moral obligation to lead.”
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