House GOP Sees Budget as Best Midterm Play

“House Republicans are planning to release a budget blueprint in coming weeks, making an election-year calculation that the benefits of focusing on the deficit outweigh the risks. In the Senate, by contrast, Democrats aren’t writing a formal budget, opting to direct attention elsewhere,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The two parties’ approaches show how each side is looking to capitalize on the months until this fall’s midterm elections, and set the stage for coming action in Congress.”