Here’s a roundup of this morning’s must-read budget and economic stories:

The House Republican budget passed yesterday, The Hill, Politco and The New York Times reports.

According to Bloomberg, consumer spending rose 0.8% higher than originally forecasted last month.

The Associated Press examines six different options the Supreme Court has when ruling on recent healthcare legislation, ranging from the simplest ruling to the most complicated.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernake ended his lecture series at George Washington University with a cautious tone about the economic recovery reports Politico

Bloomberg reports that the European Central Bank did not expect for banks in Euro-zone to borrow in operations.