GOP leaders apply CPR to floundering budget plan ahead of vote

GOP leaders apply CPR to floundering budget plan ahead of vote

House leaders were struggling with a votes deficit as they began an uphill climb to adopt the Senate-approved budget resolution to the floor Wednesday night that numerous GOP holdouts argue could end up increasing the fiscal deficit by trillions of dollars. Informal counts circulating had leadership down by at least high single-digit votes, more than enough to sink the measure given the three-vote cushion GOP leaders have on their side. But Pres…