An impromptu news conference held by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was a call for action on the Senate approved federal budget deal.
"It shouldn't even be a question," Pelosi said, noting that the House has been waiting for the Senate to send it a bill. She said that she is now looking for "a straight up-or-down vote" on the compromise.
The current House hands off the baton to the incoming 113th Congress on Thursday. The 113th Congress will have 233 Republicans and 200 Democrats.
A CBO report released today shows an increase to the federal deficit of $3.9 trillion dollars over the next 10 years. The report also shows a 10:1 business extender to individual extender ratio.