WASHINGTON — House leadership pulled a Republican-led budget resolution from consideration as more than a dozen GOP lawmakers remain opposed to provisions implemented by their Senate colleagues.

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The main cause of contention is a provision in the Senate blueprint calling for just $4 billion in spending cuts — far below the $1.5 trillion marker in the House budget. Although Senate leaders have said the number acts as a minimum target, that has done little to assuage some fiscal hawks.

“Look, if the Senate is really serious they can produce, have them send over their folks,” Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., said on Tuesday. “Give me their senior budget staff and bring a calculator.”

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