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The budget deal that emerged this week was crafted to win support of Democrats and Republicans alike, and that's simply a bridge too far for one tea party congressman.

“This bill is not designed to get our vote,” Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) said ( http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/366064/house-conservatives-ryan-m
urray-deal-isnt-designed-get-our-vote-betsy-woodruff) Wednesday at a meeting hosted by the Heritage Foundation. “This bill is designed to pass with bipartisan support in the House.”

The deal, hashed out by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), has been met with stiff resistance by many in the GOP's most conservative wing.

Heritage Action, the powerful political arm of the Heritage Foundation, came out against the budget and right-wing firebrand Brent Bozell predicted ("Brent Bozell Thinks Ryan's Budget Deal Will Lead To A Conservative Insurrection In The GOP", http://www.gotnewswire.com/news/brent-bozell-thinks-ryans-budget-deal-
will-lead-to-a-conservative-insurrection-in-the-gop) that the budget will cause the GOP's conservative base to "stampede away from a party that has lost its principles and bearings.”

Mulvaney's comments encapsulate the spirit of a movement typified by ideological rigidity more than compromise.

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Democrats weren't thrilled with the agreement but reluctantly accepted it as an improvement on the status quo. They're angry that it doesn't extend emergency unemployment benefits, which are set to expire on Dec. 28; they believe it serves special interests by failing to unwind any tax loopholes for corporations; they dislike the effective pension cuts for federal workers.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reportedly urged Democrats to "embrace the suck" so that they could move forward. She told reporters that she while she doesn't like the bill, it's "an OK thing to vote for."

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Boehner said in urging his colleagues to back the plan, (that) it resulted from "doing what the American people expect us to do -- coming together and finding common ground." http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/12/politics/congress-budget/]

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"That's the nature of compromise. In a divided government you don't get everything you want. But I think this bill is a firm step in the right direction. It's not perfect, it's a start," Ryan said on the House floor. "It gives us the added benefit of preventing Washington from this lurch from crisis to crisis. We're bringing stability to the budget process." http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/no-more-shutdowns-house-passes-ryan-mu
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