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Friday, September 14, 2007
Approps Update
On Wednesday, the Senate overwhelming approved (88-7) a 104.6 billion Transportation-HUD bill. It's discretionary total, $51.1 billion, drew the expected veto threat from the White House. The President objects to, among other provisons:
- Increased funding for the Federal Highway Administration
- $1 billion funding increase for Community Development Block Grant
- $600 funding increase for housing vouchers
The Senate Appropriations committee also approved this week a $460 billion defense spending bill.
Ticktock, ticktock...
| September 14, 2007 |
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House |
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Senate |
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Conf. Cmte. |
President |
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Cmte. |
Floor |
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| $ |
Agriculture |
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18.8 |
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18.7 |
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| $ |
Commerce-Justice- Science |
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53.6 |
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54.4 |
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Defense |
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459.6 |
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459.6 |
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| $ |
Energy & Water |
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31.6 |
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32.3 |
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Financial Services |
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21.4 |
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21.8 |
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| $ |
Homeland Security |
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36.3 |
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37.6 |
37.6 |
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| $ |
Interior & Environment |
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27.6 |
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27.2 |
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| $ |
Labor-HHS- Education |
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151.4 |
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149.2 |
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Legislative Branch |
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3.1 |
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4 |
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Military Construction-VA |
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64.7 |
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64.7 |
64.7 |
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State- Foreign Operations |
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34.2 |
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34.2 |
34.2 |
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| $ |
Transportation-HUD |
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50.7 |
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51.1 |
51.1 |
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| Numbers are amounts of discretionary spending in billions of dollars. Green boxes indicate approval. Black boxes next to bill titles are bills which the president has issued a veto threat; boxes with "$" indicate veto threat was issued because of discretionary spending level. |
Posted by Craig Jennings
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