The US House has adopted a compromise Republican budget, championed by Georgia Congressman Tom Price. He’s chairman of the House Budget Committee. The proposal repeals the Affordable Care Act, while giving the Pentagon a seven percent boost in funding.

Thursday's 226-197 vote sends the non-binding budget plan to the Senate for a vote next week. It promises to balance the budget in nine years with more than $5 trillion in spending cuts, though Republicans make clear they aren't interested in actually imposing controversial cuts to programs like Medicare, food stamps, Pell Grants or the traditional Medicaid program with follow-up legislation.

Instead, the House-Senate budget framework increases defense spending in the near term by padding war accounts by almost $40 billion next year. Senate Republicans blocked a House plan to dramatically rewrite Medicare for future retirees.

The budget plan is a non-starter with Democrats, including President Obama. The President has said he will veto any bill that tries to overturn the healthcare law.

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