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House Approves Democratic Budget Plan
FOX News
The House today approved the $3.45 trillion budget outline that will serve as the blueprint for Congress to determine spending priorities for the coming year.
The bill passed mostly along party lines with a 233 to 196 vote. House Republicans voted unanimously against the plan but were joined by 20 moderate democrats.
The House proposal calls for about $100 billion less in spending than the initial White House proposal but includes all of President Obama’s major budget initiatives on energy, education and healthcare.
“This is sort of an emancipation day, this is a special day for us. It is a day that we waited for, worked for, hope for and now we will be able to pass a budget that is truly a statement of national values,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Republicans argued that the budget “spends too much, taxes too much and borrows too much,” to pay for unecessary domestic programs and called for increased tax cuts to help Americans deal with the bad economy.
“The budget before the House makes the economy worse and will destroy more American jobs,” said House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio. “If you just look at the spending in this budget, it’s staggering. American families are making sacrifices. They’re tightening their belt. But Washington clearly is not.”
House Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., called the bill “the most fiscally irresponsible budget in American history.”
The budget resolution does not have the force of law and will not be signed by the President. But once the Senate and House reconcile their two proposals, which they are expected to do later this month, the plan will serve as an overall guideline as Congressional committees write appropriations bills for next year’s spending priorities.
The House plan also contains “reconciliation” language which will enable Democrats to fast-track health care and education plans without one Republican vote.
Democrats argue that it will set the government on a path to more than halve the current projected $1.7 trillion deficit down to $586 billion by 2013.
BILL TITLE: Congressional Budget for Fiscal Year 2010
FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL
All Republicans, plus twenty Democrats, voted against. Final vote was 233-196, approving the budget, with three not voting.
Wild Thing’s comment…….
They have lost their Marxist minds. This is the most out of whack, upside down, spend crazy president and Congress EVER. Anyone that supports this monstrosity isn’t worthy of US citizenship.
I wonder if there will be any credible resistance in the Senate. I’ve heard it may have a tough time there, but given their track record, this doesn’t look good.
Well at least the House Republicans voted unanimously against this monster. I wish it could have stopped this thing.
Newt Gingrich said Pelosi is the most powerful individual in Washington right now, even more so than Obama. Right now, she’s drunk on power and will stop at nothing to further he goals.
I am glad to see the House Repubs collect their gonads again and solidly vote against this hideous tax and spend bill. Now if the Senate Repubs will stand fast. This is when we really wish Pat Toomey had beaten Arlen Spector. Spector, Snowe and Collins are very likely to give the Dems a victory on this bill.
BobF., whew that is scary, I honestly think
she is slightly insane, the kind that is
totally unstable and has to have her own
way kind of thing. She has even had arguments
with icky horrible Harry Reid. I thought
they were buddies.
The Budget passed, but they never needed the Repubs anyway. But this is good that they, even the Rinos, could hold out. Card check and Cap and Trade is an aside …for now.
If those 3 could somehow grow some more conservative hair, we could stop this train flat in its tracks.
Tom, yes I wish Spector had been knocked
out by Toomey. This is so hard because
there are no checks and balances now,
it is open wide for all the horrible
things on the left’s agenda.
I agree Tom, thank goodness for this time
they did stick together. Even if they are
in the minority we notice you votes wrong
and we will not forget.