WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate rejected two versions of a balanced budget amendment Wednesday, fulfilling a deal with conservatives to bring up the votes.
A main piece of the deal, a bipartisan congressional supercommittee, last month failed to come up with long-term budget reductions, triggering a set of automatic budget cuts next year. The Los Angeles Times said many in Congress are working to prevent the automatic cuts from occurring.