Journalist Exposes Republicans For Including Obama's Policies In Ryan's Budget | ThinkProgress: "RYAN LIZZA (NEW YORKER): Did you vote against the fiscal cliff deal?
CHAFFETZ: Yeah, I did.
LIZZA: Is this budget going to assume the $600 billion in new revenues in that fiscal cliff deal?
CHAFFETZ: Well, we haven’t gotten to the final product. Paul has not yet released it. It potentially will [...] But look, at the end of the day you’ve got to put numbers on a piece of paper and achieve balance. So I think there’s a mix there…
LIZZA: Speaking to America’s frustration, Republicans voted overwhelmingly against a deal that raised $600 billion in revenue, and now it sounds like they’re going to put out a budget that pockets that $600 billion and put that up for a vote. So I think that paradox is — is a little difficult to understand."
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