Friday, April 03, 2009

House and Senate approve budgets, with no GOP votes


WASHINGTON — The House and Senate approved budgets of about $3.5 trillion for the government on Thursday with no Republican support, a sign of deep partisan tensions likely to color Congressional efforts to enact major policy initiatives sought by President Obama.

On the heels of House approval of its spending plan for 2010, the Senate voted 55 to 43 shortly before midnight to adopt a similar budget after a day spent laboring over politically tinged amendments that did little to change a fiscal blueprint generally in keeping with Mr. Obama’s ambitious agenda.

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1 comment:

airJackie said...

As these same Reps. took money from Banks and Wall Street they continue to deny the people help. Just how long with the people of these States allow these idiots to continue.