By Jon H. Harsch
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WASHINGTON,
Jan. 25 – Just hours before President Obama is due to deliver his
annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, the
House voted 256 to 165 to reduce non-defense federal spending to 2008
levels. In the largely party-line vote, 17 Democrats broke ranks to
join with the unanimous Republican vote for H.Res. 38, “A
resolution Reducing Non-Security Spending to FY 2008 Levels or Less.” Two Republicans and 11 Democrats did
not vote on the resolution. The 17 House Democrats who supported
capping this year's non-security spending at 2008 levels were House
Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson, Minn., and: To return to the News Index page,
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