WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Congress approved a $3.4 trillion budget for the coming year Wednesday, approving most of President Obama's key spending priorities including increasing in health care, education and alternative energy spending.
Congress approved a budget plan Wednesday, President Obama's 100th day in office.
The spending plan passed without a single Republican vote in either the House or Senate.
The Senate voted for the plan 53-43. Four Democrats, including recent party-switcher Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, voted against it.
Earlier, the House approved the budget 233-193, with 17 Democrats voting against it.
The measure passed two days after congressional Democrats reached an agreement reconciling House and Senate versions of the budget package.
"Today, for the first time in many, many years, we have a president's budget ... that is a statement of our national values," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, said during the final debate on the House floor. - CNN News Story
For the first time in a very long time Nancy Pelosi and I agree. This massive Budget does reflect the American Values. Unfortunately it is those values that have crashed the economy. Those values are the ones that say it doesn't matter if you have the money, burrow and spend. Buy everything on credit and worry about the bill later. The Values that say, we can spend it now and let someone else clean up the mess.
Congratulations, you have now passed a budget that by all accounts will drive the USA into the biggest budget deficits in history. With absolutely no possible way of ever getting out of it. Congratulations for Celebrating Values that will ruin the lives of not only this generation, but my kids and their kids.
Thank you Nancy Pelosi!!!! Now please Celebrate and be happy!!!!
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