The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved a fiscal year 2006 budget for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and rejected a Bush administration proposal for a zero-downpayment program to boost FHA business. Senate lawmakers passed the FY 2006 budget bill 93-1 on Oct. 20 after adding $2.9 billion to HUD’s proposed budget to be used for critical housing needs in the wake of recent devastating hurricanes and housing counseling assistance. …