Last updated Saturday, April 4, 2009 5:36 PM CDT in News
By Steve Tetreault
THE MORNING NEWS
WASHINGTON — The House and Senate last week passed far-reaching budget bills, the first step toward tackling President Barack Obama’s policy goals on energy, taxes, health care and education.
The bills were drafts of a fiscal 2010 budget resolution that negotiators from both sides of Congress will shape into a final budget later this spring.
Besides setting overall spending levels for government, the document signals the general outlines of what policies lawmakers may find acceptable as they craft followup legislation in response to Obama’s call for major changes in the economy....
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