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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Sunday that Senate Republicans are “not going to be able to coalesce” around one budget proposal.

McConnell said he would support a budget proposal offered by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is planning to bring up for a vote in the Senate this week.

But he also said the Senate should consider other Republican proposals.

“[I]n the Senate, we have other budgets that Republicans are pushing,” McConnell said. “Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania has a very thoughtful 10-year proposal he likes. He, like I, also support the Ryan budget. My Kentucky colleague Rand Paul has a budget.”

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