Representative Paul Ryans budget plan will frame an election between a Republican Party that wants to eliminate the deficit partly by cutting U.S. social spending and Democrats who want to boost the safety net.

Republican Representative Paul Ryan unveiled a $1.014 trillion U.S. budget plan that envisions revamping the tax code and social-safety net in a declaration of party priorities seven months before the midterm election.

President Barack Obama is picking and choosing how the 2010 health care law will be implemented and doesnt have the flexibility legally to do so, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said.

The U.S. House passed a one-year delay of a 24 percent payment cut to physicians who accept Medicare patients, with Republican leaders pushing the bill through in a move that masked trouble finding the votes for it.

Congress is racing to beat a March 31 deadline to avoid a 24 percent cut in physician payment rates under Medicare.

The House will vote as soon as tomorrow to avoid an estimated 24 percent cut in physician payment rates under Medicare scheduled to take effect after March 31, and to delay any future cuts to doctors for a year.

President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.9 trillion budget request with increased spending for employment, education and job-training programs to boost the economy.

The House Budget chairman will spell out an alternative plan in his budget expected later this month.