Wednesday, December 18, 2013

64 to 36

It's that interesting? 64 votes for the budget. I'll be darn.

By Ed O’Keefe and Lori Montgomery

Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 4:57 PM


Congress declared a holiday truce (click here) in a years-long fight over the federal budget, sending President Obama a spending blueprint Wednesday that is designed to ease sharp spending cuts and keep government operations funded through 2015.
Senators voted 64 to 36 to approve the bipartisan budget agreement Wednesday afternoon. Nine Republicans joined with 55 Democrats to approve the legislation, which Obama is expected to sign before departing this weekend for his Christmas vacation in Hawaii....