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Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: House Republicans are in disarray over their 90-day highway extension, with conservatives pushing to include more provisions from their partisan bill that destroys jobs and fails to meet our nation’s infrastructure needs. Roll Call reports:

“House GOP leaders face a bumpy road within their own party over the direction of a long-term transportation spending extension, even as they prepare for a vote Wednesday.”

Wanted to make sure you all saw this op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times by former Republican Florida Governor Charlie Christ, arguing against Florida’s controversial new voter registration laws.

Over the past year, new measures have been introduced by Republicans in Florida and other states that would make it harder for millions of eligible voters to register or vote. Democrats have been fighting partisan efforts to hinder access to the ballot, and we’re happy to finally see a Republican like Gov. Christ agree.

Looks like the Republican budget isn’t receiving a warm welcome outside of Washington. A Reuters article highlights voters’ concerns over the GOP budget to end the Medicare guarantee and put our economy at risk while cutting taxes for the wealthy:

“At home in New Hampshire, the land of Yankee skepticism, congressman Charlie Bass was being asked to explain his support for the new Republican budget.”

An editorial in today’s New York Times examines Republicans’ claims that they are responsible for our economic recovery.  So what exactly has the GOP done to help lower unemployment and restore stability?

We know how much you all enjoyed Democrats’ voting “present” strategy last year to put passage or failure of the extreme RSC budget solely on Republicans’ shoulders. Well, this year we’re doing something similar.

The Republican budget makes the wrong choices and places the burden of deficit reduction onto seniors, the middle class, working families, and the most vulnerable by refusing to ask the wealthiest among us to contribute. But don’t just take our word for it:

Helpful advice for our Republican friends: you can use all the “poll-tested words” and “props” you want, but that won’t fool the American people into thinking the GOP budget is anything but a repeat of last year: a budget that ends the Medicare guarantee and hurts our economic recovery.  

Politico reports:

“The Paul Ryan budget was a political disaster last year for Republicans.”

It’s been a rough week for House Republicans as they continue to struggle with division among the party over their budget that ends the Medicare guarantee and hurts our economic recovery:

From Roll Call:

“Paul Ryan Budget May Expose GOP Rift”