Washington (April 14, 2003) - House lawmakers, voting primarily along party lines, narrowly approved a budget which housed some $550 billion in tax cuts through 2013 and the measure now awaits Senate approval.
House members voted 216-211 for the $2.27 trillion budget, which for the most part, the budget preserves President Bush’s previously announced plans to jump-start the economy via massive tax cuts.
The budget also raises the nation's legal debt limit nearly $1 trillion.
While the members of the GOP lauded the approval, Democrats such as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called the budget a “national disgrace.”
-- WebCPA staff