House Budget Resolution in Development

CQ.com: "House Panel Markup

Meanwhile, House Budget Chairman John M. Spratt Jr., D-S.C., will unveil his fiscal 2008 budget plan this week, with a panel markup expected March 21 or 22, and floor consideration planned for the following week.

Although the Democrats hold a larger majority in the House than in the Senate, Spratt also faces the challenge of bridging the divide between liberal and conservative factions over spending and taxes.

Blue Dogs are drafting an alternative budget plan, said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., a member of the Budget panel. Cooper would not provide details, saying that he had yet to see Spratt’s budget plan.

Greenstein said he expects the House budget plan to be similar to the Senate’s proposal, perhaps with slightly higher spending."