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Senate trashes Rand Paul’s plan to cut federal spending by 1 percent

By Pete Kasperowicz
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Senate trashes Rand Paul’s plan to cut federal spending by 1 percent

The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a budget proposal from Sen. Rand Paul that proposed cutting 1 penny for every dollar the government spends.

Paul introduced his “Penny Plan” budget, and was able to win a vote on his motion to proceed to the plan.

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