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Senate Leader Set to Push Budget Forward
Reid seeks conference with House but may lack GOP support.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, is expected to ask the Senate for consent to move to a conference on the budget, according to a Democratic aide.
It is unclear whether Republicans will allow Reid to move forward on a conference with the House, however.
Senate Republicans have been keeping a low profile as House Republicans hash out their strategy, and the GOP might opt to block the effort.
Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., has argued the two chambers should go to a conference to try and resolve differences and negotiate a budget. But House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has said he wanted to establish a framework in a pre-conference first.