$3.5 Trillion Spending Plan Paves Way for Obama Goals

Congress Approves Budget
$3.5 Trillion Spending Plan Paves Way for Obama Goals
By Lori Montgomery
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, April 3, 2009; Page A01

Congressional Democrats overwhelmingly embraced President Obama's ambitious and expensive agenda for the nation yesterday, endorsing a $3.5 trillion spending plan that sets the stage for the president to pursue his most far-reaching priorities.
Voting along party lines, the House and Senate approved budget blueprints that would trim Obama's spending proposals for the fiscal year that begins in October and curtail his plans to cut taxes. The blueprints, however, would permit work to begin on the central goals of Obama's presidency: an expansion of health-care coverage for the uninsured, more money for college loans and a cap-and-trade system to reduce gases that contribute to global warming. Read article...
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