House Ways and Means Committee passes $32 billion budget proposal

The House Democrat's proposed budget for 2011-2013 will go to the full Washington House in the near future.

On Wednesday evening, the House Ways and Means Committee approved 16-11, with Democrats all for and Republicans all against, a proposed 2011-2013 state budget of roughly $32 billion.

The committee rejected along party lines a Republican proposal for a roughly $31 billion budget that would have slashed health care and human services much more than the Democrats' budget.