The US House passed the republican inspired budget bill on a vote of 260 to 167, with 59 republicans voting no. A report from the Congressional Budget Office said even with the thirty eight billion dollar budget cut, total spending for the year will be about three point three billion dollars higher than was estimated in December. South Dakota Congresswoman Kristi Noem says the current bill at least changes the spending momentum…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/Kristi-Noem-415a.mp3|titles=Kristi Noem 415a]Noem says she still thinks the bill makes some major cuts…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/Kristi-Noem-415b.mp3|titles=Kristi Noem 415b]Noem says she knows many in her party have problems with the level of cuts…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/Kristi-Noem-415c.mp3|titles=Kristi Noem 415c]The bill was then passed by the Senate on an 81 to 19 vote. The bill will keep the government in operation through the end of September.
(courtesy WNAX Yankton)