What is the fine-grained topic of the following text: Lawmakers were already looking ahead to House and Senate talks, where a handful of GOP moderates such as Susan Collins of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania -- whose votes are crucial -- seemed to have the upper hand against House Democrats unhappy with changes such as curbing increases for early childhood education and subsidies to bring the Internet to rural areas. Only return the topic.
Negotiations among lawmakers about budget matters, specifically early childhood education funding and internet subsidies for rural areas.