WashingtonWatch.com Digest – November 8, 2010
Posted by Jim Harper, November 8, 2010 at 10:00 am
On the Blog: Pay-Cut Symbolism
The likely Speaker of the new Republican House says he will move to cut representatives’ pay. But it might be better to commit to orderly procedures. Read about it in a blog post entitled: “First Up: A Symbolic Cut in Pay.”
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When Congress returns next week, it will have until early December to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. Running the government from October 1st to December 3rd under Public Law 111-242, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 cost about $6,500 per U.S. family.
Should the current Congress or the one elected last week determine spending for the rest of this fiscal year? A recent WashingtonWatch.com blog post titled “Post-Election Spending Politics” touches on some of the issues.
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