TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) – A Kansas House committee has rejected proposals from conservative Republicans for fresh budget cuts.

Eudora Republican Anthony Brown pushed the Appropriations Committee on Monday to go beyond the spending cuts already approved by the House. He wanted to trim an additional $74 million from the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. But the Appropriations Committee voted 14-4 against his plan.

Wichita Republican Gene Suellentrop then offered an amendment to make $30 million in cuts beyond what the full House has approved. The amendment was voted down 11-9.

The House and Senate already have approved rival versions of a $14 billion budget. Negotiators are meeting to work out the differences.

 

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