House Republicans float controversial budget planWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday insisted they will proceed with a fiscal 2017 budget plan despite a flat-out rejection from their party’s fiscal hawks that poses an important test of Speaker Paul Ryan’s leadership.  The $3.9 trillion proposal, which the House Budget Committee hopes to embrace formally on Wednesday for an eventual floor vote, would provide Ryan with a first step in his political goal of uniting the Republican Party behind a detailed policy plan ahead of November’s presidential and congressional elections. The plan aims to achieve a balanced budget within a decade.  “I promise in this speakership that we’re not going to have a top-down, cram-it-down-people’s-throat kind of leadership,” Ryan told reporters.  “We’re going to make decisions as a team. We’re going to push power out to the members, and we’re going to make a team decision on this issue,” he added.    But the House Freedom Caucus, which includes dozens of outspoken conservatives who dethroned Ryan’s predecessor John Boehner, has been complaining for months about a $1.07 trillion ceiling for discretionary spending that was enacted into law last November. It says the cap should be $30 billion lower and has warned leaders of its opposition.  Several Freedom Caucus members sit on the House budget panel, including Representative Dave Brat, a Virginia Republican who described the group’s position as mainstream: “We’re where the American people want us to be.” Brat said he was leaning toward voting against the proposal in a committee work-session set for Wednesday. Stubborn opposition among Freedom Caucus members, despite weeks of behind-the-scene talks among House Republicans, call into question the ability of party leaders to muster the 218 votes needed to pass the budget without help from the chamber’s 188 Democrats. Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the panel’s top Democrat, slammed the Republican proposal as a plan that would hurt the middle class and harm the Medicare healthcare program for the elderly and disabled. Democratic attacks and fiscal hawk opposition are leading some Republicans to call for a seldom-used “Queen of the Hill” strategy that would allow members to consider different proposals but deem the one with the most votes as having passed the chamber. The budget blueprint is non-binding, meaning it is not subject to President Barack Obama’s approval. But it provides guidance to appropriators as they write bills to fund an array of government programs beginning Oct. 1, the start of the next fiscal year.  politicsNews
house republicans float controversial budget planwashington reuters house republicans tuesday insisted proceed fiscal budget plan despite rejection party fiscal hawks poses important test speaker paul ryan leadership the trillion proposal house budget committee hopes embrace formally wednesday eventual floor vote would provide ryan first step political goal uniting republican party behind detailed policy plan ahead november presidential congressional elections the plan aims achieve balanced budget within decade i promise speakership going kind leadership ryan told reporters we going make decisions team we going push power members going make team decision issue added but house freedom caucus includes dozens outspoken conservatives enthroned ryan predecessor john bother complaining months trillion ceiling discretionary spending enacted law last november it says cap billion lower warned leaders opposition several freedom caucus members sit house budget panel including representative dave brat virginia republican described group position mainstream we american people want us brat said leaning toward voting proposal committee set wednesday stubborn opposition among freedom caucus members despite weeks talks among house republicans call question ability party leaders muster votes needed pass budget without help chamber democrats representative chris van pollen maryland panel top democrat slammed republican proposal plan would hurt middle class harm medical healthcare program elderly disabled democratic attacks fiscal hawk opposition leading republicans call queen hill strategy would allow members consider different proposals deem one votes passed chamber the budget blueprint meaning subject president barack obama approval but provides guidance appropriations write bills fund array government programs beginning start next fiscal year politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: House Republicans float controversial budget planWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday insisted they will proceed with a fiscal 2017 budget plan despite a flat-out rejection from their party’s fiscal hawks that poses an important test of Speaker Paul Ryan’s leadership.  The $3.9 trillion proposal, which the House Budget Committee hopes to embrace formally on Wednesday for an eventual floor vote, would provide Ryan with a first step in his political goal of uniting the Republican Party behind a detailed policy plan ahead of November’s presidential and congressional elections. The plan aims to achieve a balanced budget within a decade.  “I promise in this speakership that we’re not going to have a top-down, cram-it-down-people’s-throat kind of leadership,” Ryan told reporters.  “We’re going to make decisions as a team. We’re going to push power out to the members, and we’re going to make a team decision on this issue,” he added.    But the House Freedom Caucus, which includes dozens of outspoken conservatives who dethroned Ryan’s predecessor John Boehner, has been complaining for months about a $1.07 trillion ceiling for discretionary spending that was enacted into law last November. It says the cap should be $30 billion lower and has warned leaders of its opposition.  Several Freedom Caucus members sit on the House budget panel, including Representative Dave Brat, a Virginia Republican who described the group’s position as mainstream: “We’re where the American people want us to be.” Brat said he was leaning toward voting against the proposal in a committee work-session set for Wednesday. Stubborn opposition among Freedom Caucus members, despite weeks of behind-the-scene talks among House Republicans, call into question the ability of party leaders to muster the 218 votes needed to pass the budget without help from the chamber’s 188 Democrats. Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the panel’s top Democrat, slammed the Republican proposal as a plan that would hurt the middle class and harm the Medicare healthcare program for the elderly and disabled. Democratic attacks and fiscal hawk opposition are leading some Republicans to call for a seldom-used “Queen of the Hill” strategy that would allow members to consider different proposals but deem the one with the most votes as having passed the chamber. The budget blueprint is non-binding, meaning it is not subject to President Barack Obama’s approval. But it provides guidance to appropriators as they write bills to fund an array of government programs beginning Oct. 1, the start of the next fiscal year.  politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: house republicans float controversial budget planwashington reuters house republicans tuesday insisted proceed fiscal budget plan despite rejection party fiscal hawks poses important test speaker paul ryan leadership the trillion proposal house budget committee hopes embrace formally wednesday eventual floor vote would provide ryan first step political goal uniting republican party behind detailed policy plan ahead november presidential congressional elections the plan aims achieve balanced budget within decade i promise speakership going kind leadership ryan told reporters we going make decisions team we going push power members going make team decision issue added but house freedom caucus includes dozens outspoken conservatives enthroned ryan predecessor john bother complaining months trillion ceiling discretionary spending enacted law last november it says cap billion lower warned leaders opposition several freedom caucus members sit house budget panel including representative dave brat virginia republican described group position mainstream we american people want us brat said leaning toward voting proposal committee set wednesday stubborn opposition among freedom caucus members despite weeks talks among house republicans call question ability party leaders muster votes needed pass budget without help chamber democrats representative chris van pollen maryland panel top democrat slammed republican proposal plan would hurt middle class harm medical healthcare program elderly disabled democratic attacks fiscal hawk opposition leading republicans call queen hill strategy would allow members consider different proposals deem one votes passed chamber the budget blueprint meaning subject president barack obama approval but provides guidance appropriations write bills fund array government programs beginning start next fiscal year politicsnews