Congress Passes War Spending Bill
Posted by Jim Harper
Both the House and Senate have passed identical versions of H.R. 2346, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009. It now goes to the president for his signature. The bill spends about $920 per U.S. family.
This bill is mostly to fund war spending, but, as the AP reports, it “also branches off to provide money for programs [...]
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Empowered Women in Afghanistan – and a Pony
Posted by Jim Harper
There’s no higher goal than empowering women so they can live with equal status to men the world over, but that’s easier said than done.
H.R. 2214 is a bill “to empower women in Afghanistan.” If you think that the U.S. Congress can pass laws to make something like that happen, you’ve got [...]
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