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Update: Yesterday evening, the House voted to approve the budget and, just after 12:00am this morning, the Senate followed suit. Details coming soon.

The AP is reporting that Congress is expected to take a final vote on a budget resolution as early as today. Both the House and Senate Budget Committees released their own proposals last week that protect the key investments President Obama had requested for fixing health care and restoring the economy.

Included in both proposals is the creation of a health reform reserve fund that would establish funding for health care without increasing the federal deficit. The plans recognize that the only way to stabilize our economic future is to reign in out-of-control health care costs for patients, businesses, and state governments.

This budget is critical for the future of health care. The Senate is voting on amendments to it as we speak. Use these final hours to call your members of Congress and tell them to vote YES on a budget that makes a serious commitment to health care reform.

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Click on one of the live feeds from C-SPAN 2 to watch the floor of the U.S. Senate where the vote on the budget is expected to happen at any time:

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