WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans appeared flummoxed Tuesday by the impending sequestration budget cuts, unable to offer a consensus alternative and arguing that slashing $85 billion this fiscal year may be smart.
"We haven't decided yet how many alternatives we will offer later this week -- that matter is still under discussion in our conference," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
McConnell had floated the idea of writing legislation that would keep cuts in place, but would give President Barack Obama's administration "flexibility" to implement them in the best way. That plan did not fly, however, as the Kentucky Republican ran into opposition from members who don't want to cede the legislative branch's traditional authority to the president.
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