Conservative Republicans mount counter-attack on Dems' sacred cows

Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, proposed Thursday to cut more deeply into the mostly unused electricity-discount fund for the elderly and poor.

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Dems upset Perry's utility regulators slashed discounts for the poor, elderly

Democrats on the House budget panel vented fury this afternoon over the Public Utility Commission's recent decision to go beyond the requested budget cuts and slash poor and elderly electricity customers' discounts this summer to 10 percent, from 17 percent.

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