FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act (summaries from Rep. Obey, Appropriations Committee)

[pinto]

FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act
2/23/09

- Press Release
- Bill Text and Explanatory Statements

- Summary: Agriculture
- Summary: Commerce, Justice, Science
- Summary: Energy and Water Development
- Summary: Financial Services
- Summary: Interior and the Environment
- Summary: Labor, Health and Education
- Summary: Legislative Branch
- Summary: State and Foreign Operations
- Summary: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development

http://appropriations.house.gov/

[NYC_SKP]

1. Thanks, Pinto.

Resources like these are what make DU membership well worth making a contribution.

:patriot:

[pinto]

2. Thanks. I agree. There's a wealth of info here. And I *always* like going to the source.

This may not be the exact bill that goes up for a vote this week, but it's sure close.

:hi:

[NYC_SKP]

3. kicking this. nt

[sofa king]

4. Obey isn't holding back on the Former Resident.

Last year, President Bush refused to work with Congress to come up with compromise to finish these nine bills, instead insisting on unacceptable cuts to energy research, healthcare, education, law enforcement and biomedical research. President Bush would have insisted on:
• Cutting energy efficiency, renewable energy and weatherization programs by $915 million;
• Cutting education by $3.3 billion - eliminating vocational education programs, slashing higher education programs, and cutting programs to help teachers and improve technology;
• Cutting healthcare access programs by over $1 billion while the number of uninsured Americans continues to grow, freezing biomedical research funding, and cutting the Centers for Disease Control by $475 million;
• Cutting state and local law enforcement grants by $1.5 billion or 65%; and
• Cutting job training, employment services and worker protections during the economic crisis by $1.2 billion.
At the same time, the Bush budget would have increased funds to favored initiatives that were proven to be ineffective or unable to spend the money they were given last year.

Geez, that guy really was a jerk, wasn't he?