A dispute within the Republican party has left House and Senate leaders unable to agree on a budget resolution for the upcoming fiscal year.

Conservative Republicans want to continue President Bush's tax cuts despite a deficit in the budget. The more moderate ones want the tax cuts scaled back.

Despite the holdup, the appropriations committees have begun to write their spending bills. The House passed its version of the Interior bill and the Senate version has advanced.

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Budget Impasse Reflects GOP Schism (The Washington Post 6/30)
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