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Originally Posted by classicman

Partially, yes. Griff probably knows more. Perhaps he will elaborate. I'm interested to know.

CBS News
February 11, 2011 12:26 PM

GOP Proposes Additional $26 Billion in Cuts for 2011

After an emergency meeting on Thursday night,
House Republicans have seemingly coalesced behind a plan to immediately cut
an additional $26 billion from the federal budget - pledging a return to the ambitious budget figure
outlined in the Republican "Pledge to America," and giving strength to a chorus of conservative voices in the GOP."
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"Our intent is to make deep but manageable cuts in nearly every area of government,
leaving no stone unturned and allowing no agency or program to be held sacred,"
said Rep. Harold Rogers, the Kentucky Republican who leads the House Appropriations Committee, in a statement.
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According to the AP, Rogers warned on Wednesday
that the depth of such reductions could lead to layoffs in the FBI, harm to national air traffic control,
and deductions in funding for health research, special education,
and grants for low-income college students.