House Approves Budget Conference Report
The House of Represenatives gave final approval today to the $3.4 trillion budget resolution agreed to late Monday night in a conference of House and Senate members. The resolution was passed on a 233-193 roll call vote just before noon.
In another unifying show of protest, no Republicans voted in favor of the budget. Seventeen Democrats crossed over and voted against it as well.
The Senate is currently debating the resolution, and is expected to pass it later today.
During the vote, Democratic leaders from both sides of the Capitol gathered to celebrate the legislative accomplishments achieved during President Obama's first 100 days. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the bills passed already were "all about jobs, jobs, jobs" and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer called it a "fast start to a long race."



