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