<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishBaada ya hapo, Republican walilazimika kutetea mapungufu yaliyopendekezwa kwa sifa zao za kibinafsi, hoja ambayo kwa ujumla ilichukuliwa na Wanademokrasia.  <response>: Afterward, the Republicans were obliged to defend the proposed cuts on their individual merits, an argument which the Democrats generally carried. 