Senate Passes One Spending Bill For 2012

The Senate may have seemed more deliberative than usual during the budget and debt ceiling debates. But it managed to pass at least one 2012 spending bill. It's a $73 billion budget for Veterans health care programs.

It passed by a 97-2 vote. The Senate version is similar to one passed by the House, so a final version is expected to reach the president. That's one spending bill down, eleven to go.