House votes down Bush proposal to cut Medicare/Medicaid

The House approved a $3.1 trillion budget resolution Thursday that includes increases for domestic programs and excludes reductions in funds for Medicare and Medicaid proposed by President Bush (Source: "House passes Democratic budget plan," Kansas City Star, June 6, 2008). The resolution includes $1.013 trillion in discretionary spending, $21 billion more than Bush requested. Under the resolution, programs for veterans would receive $3.3 billion more than Bush requested, with most of those funds allocated for health care (Source: "Congress Passes $3 Trillion Budget," Washington Post, June 6, 2008).