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$194.1 billion
Posted by Raven on May 20th, 2008
Now this is different and refreshing news.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Despite numerous veto threats, senators in both parties have loaded up President Bush’s war funding bill with a grab bag of domestic programs, including work permits for immigrant farm labor and heating subsidies for the poor.
How unusual. And out of the box planning on the part of the Dems.
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The Senate was scheduled to begin debate on the measure Tuesday, just days after a key panel added more about $28 billion to Bush’s budget request for this year and next, with almost $50 billion more for a big expansion of veterans benefits under the GI Bill over 2010-2018.
The new GI Bill and Democratic priorities like extending unemployment benefits are simply the big-ticket add-ons, both of which have drawn veto threats. There’s also $50 million to track down child predators, $400 million to help rural schools and $350 million fight western wildfires, just for starters.
Spend, spend, and spend. But it’s not just Democrats- it’s Republicans too. This is crazy.
