NYT Reports:

WASHINGTON — The House approved a $3.6 trillion federal budget on Thursday with no Republican support, a sign of deep partisan tensions likely to color Congressional efforts to enact the major policy initiatives sought by President Obama.

The Senate was moving toward passing a similar $3.5 trillion budget, solely on the strength of Democratic votes as well, after a day spent laboring over amendments that did little to change a fiscal blueprint generally in keeping with Mr. Obama's ambitious agenda.

Democrats said the two budgets, which will have to be reconciled after a two-week Congressional recess, cleared the way for health care, energy and education overhauls pushed by the new president. The Democrats said the budgets reversed what they portrayed as the failed economic approach of the Bush administration and Republican-led Congresses.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said Democrats would like to find consensus with Republicans, but not at the expense of the infusion of federal money that the majority calls crucial in a time of economic distress...."

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I believe he is getting it going. The man has his game on, yes indeedy.



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