Posted on 04/02/2009 11:09:19 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress on Thursday moved toward passing a federal budget that embraces President Barack Obama's initiatives on healthcare, energy and education but leaves the government deeply in debt for the foreseeable future.
The House of Representatives and Senate were poised to approve slightly different, less expensive versions of Obama's $3.55 trillion budget plan for fiscal 2010, which begins on October 1.
Democrats, who control both chambers, were expecting little to no support from Republicans, who offered alternative plans that would fuel the debate but appeared to be going nowhere.
A compromise version of the Democrats' nonbinding measure is expected to take shape over the next few weeks.
"We think we have the votes. We think it will pass" later on Thursday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told Reuters in a telephone interview.
Hoyer expected alternative measures from both parties to fall short, clearing the way for a $3.45 trillion budget that was approved last week by the House Budget Committee.
Republicans in both chambers generally want significantly less spending on domestic social programs, more money for the U.S. military and a continuation of tax cuts that were a central tenet of the departed Bush administration.
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US President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at the G20 summit on April 02. World leaders are looking to raise up to 1.0 trillion dollars (748 million euros) in new financing for the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, diplomats said Thursday. (AFP/Philippe Wojazer)
Draw and quarter any Republican saying ‘yea.’
Why is bipartisan in the title? Looks like this is totally ‘rat driven.
“Why is bipartisan in the title? Looks like this is totally ‘rat driven.”
The Lib/Dem media complex is bamboozling people, that’s why.
It’s an outrageous, massive, huge, overspending budget.
Why pick on Republicans?!?!?
Draw and quarter any MEMBER OF CONGRESS saying ‘yea.’ to the future bankruptcy of America due to this massive, horrible budget.
Uh,there was one senator(RINO) who voted for this crap so they could claim it was “bi-partisan.”Can you guess who it was?His first name rhymes with snarlin’.
Republicans got the ball rolling on this crap. They didn’t lift a finger to vote no on the highway boondoggles, farm bill, Medicare Part D, etc that Bush was too happy to sign. If they would have stuck to their guns, they would have retained Congress in 2006 and acted as a check on Obama. Now the Dems have carte blache and the Republicans are discredited as fiscal conservatives.
G-20 to give $1 trillion to IMF, World Bank (renounces protectionism)
AP on Yahoo | 4/2/09 | Jane Wardell - ap
Posted on 04/02/2009 8:56:40 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220734/posts
G20 Leaders Agree to $1 Trillion Crisis Deal
Radio Free Europe | April 2, 2009
Posted on 04/02/2009 1:54:15 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220979/posts
House Approves Democratic Budget Plan (Obama’s Budget)
FoxNews | 2 April 2009 | n/a
Posted on 04/02/2009 4:26:35 PM PDT by batter
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221092/posts
If I understand this, even if this bill passes, they would still need a separate bill to approve items like Obama’s “Cap and Tax” swindle. IOW, passing this bill means they can spend that much, but they would have to vote on the specific programs later.
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