NBC Laments 'Ugly Compromise' On Budget; CBS Frets GOP 'Christmas Presents' In Bill

Kyle Drennen | December 12, 2014
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More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.

On Friday, NBC's Today and CBS This Morning sympathized with left-wing Democrats upset by portions of a budget deal passed in the House Thursday night. On Today, correspondent Kelly O'Donnell declared: "Democrats had objected to a rollback of financial provisions that would help big Wall Street banks that take some high-risk investments with taxpayer ensured deposits. In the end, compromise, even ugly compromise, carried the night."

On This Morning, co-host Charlie Rose introduced a report on the legislation by remarking: "...some Democrats say House Republicans added Christmas presents to the bill for their friends." In the segment that followed, correspondent Nancy Cordes proclaimed: "Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic colleagues were furious about two last-minute additions to the bill, one allowing wealthy donors to give $324,000 per year to political parties, ten times the current limit, and another to roll back a key financial regulation that limits banks from trading in risky derivatives with government-backed funds."

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