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Budget Battle Looms as Senate Rejects Medicaid Cuts

Leaders in the House and Senate approve different budgets for 2006 federal spending. The House exceeds President Bush's spending cuts, while the Senate rejects the president's cuts in several major domestic programs, including Medicaid.

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David Welna is NPR's national security correspondent.