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CONCORD The day after the House approved an $11.2 billion vote with almost no Democratic support, Senate Democrats said at a news conference that they want to continue Medicaid expansion, restore the Rainy Day Fund and eliminate cuts to health and human service programs without raiding renewable energy funds.

But after Wednesdays House vote, Senate President Chuck Morse said Medicaid expansion will not be included in the Senates budget, but will be debated next session. Morse also ruled out new taxes and fees to pay for more spending.

As we go through the process, we intend to live within our means no new taxes or fees, Morse said. We have several priorities, growing the Rainy Day Fund, and two to reduce business taxes.

He said the Senate has always set priorities especially for the states most vulnerable citizens.

At Thursdays news conference, Senate Minority Leader Jeff Woodburn, D-Dalton, called the House budget partisan and made to appeal to the Koch Brothers and former House Speaker Bill OBrien and his supporters.

We need a practical, not ideological, budget that builds a strong economy from the bottom up, not the top down, Woodburn said.

Democrats have a simple message, he said: They want to work with their Republican colleagues to produce a bipartisan budget that will move the state forward and lays a foundation for future growth.

Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Andrew Hosmer, D-Laconia, said the House plan is reckless with Draconian cuts, raids $50 million from the renewable energy fund, downshifts millions of dollars to local property taxes and leaves hundreds of millions of federal dollars on the table.

Democrats were also critical of taking all the money from the Rainy Day Fund and what they called budget gimmicks that hide the fact revenues are not enough to cover spending.

And Sen. Donna Soucy, D-Manchester, said Democrats do not favor more tax giveaways to big, out-of-state businesses and hide the costs by pushing them off to future years.

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The Republican Congress is demanding to be heard on a nuclear deal with Iran despite President Barack Obamas warnings. But its the presidents Democratic allies in the Senate that hold the keys to any Iran bill.

Republicans have written legislation they think can move quickly through the Senate. It would give Congress a critical role in accepting or rejecting a deal with Tehran.

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But they need Democrats to proceed with the bill, and the White House is sure to start twisting arms in the party to try and keep the measure off the Senate floor. Several Democrats have previously said they would support the legislation, but now that Obama can argue hes made progress, Democrats will have to decide whether they want to openly rebuke the administrations diplomatic efforts.

The new top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ben Cardin of Maryland, sounded like he was still making up his mind. He said he was open to moving forward, but cautioned he needs to study how legislation written by Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) interacts with the complex non-proliferation framework struck by Iran, the United States and five other global powers. Cardin noted that he hadnt yet spoken to the president about his new role on the committee.

If he determines that Corkers bill wont break the fragile agreement, Cardin could end up supporting it, particularly if Corker is open to tweaking it further to satisfy Democrats.

Congress does have a right to review the agreement, the sanctions are imposed by Congress. A review process established by Congress makes sense, Cardin said late Thursday afternoon.

But, he added a critical disclaimer: I want it to strengthen the president, not weaken the president, I dont want it to undermine negotiations.

If enough Democrats go along with Corker, its on to the Senate floor and then the House, where Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is open to taking up the proposal, which would give lawmakers the power to approve or reject the agreements lifting of sanctions on Iran.

But if the bill begins working its way through Congress, Obama has warned lawmakers it could undermine a deal.

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