House passes the President's budget

The House of Representatives has just passed the President's budget by a final vote of 233-196. The Republican Party of No voted unanimously against the budget.

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The White House has released the following statement from the President;

"Tonight, the House of Representatives took another step toward rebuilding our struggling economy. This budget resolution embraces our most fundamental priorities: an energy plan that will end our dependence on foreign oil and spur a new clean energy economy; an education system that will ensure our children will be able to compete in the economy of the 21st century; and health care reform that finally confronts the back-breaking costs plaguing families, businesses and government alike. And by making hard choices and challenging the old ways of doing business, we will cut in half the budget deficit we inherited within four years. With this vote comes an obligation to pursue our efforts to go through the budget line-by-line, searching for additional savings. Like the families we serve, we must cut the things we don't need to invest in those we do."

We still need your help to get the Senate to pass the budget. Call your Senators and ask them to support health reform, education and energy independence that President Obama outlined in his budget proposal. There is still time to contact your Senators and let them know where you stand:

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Good work!

Once again, no help from the GOP ZERO's.

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rjsnj on April 3, 2009 at 08:50 AM

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