House passes Paul Ryan's budget plan

The House on Thursday passed a 10-year Republican spending plan drafted by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan that promises to balance the budget by cutting Democratic-championed programs like Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps.

Republicans touted the largely symbolic spending framework as a fiscally responsible plan intended to rein in spending and chip away at the ballooning $17.5 trillion federal debt. Democrats said the plan would hurt the poor, elderly and disadvantaged.