$1,000 per U.S. Family in War Spending Up for a Vote Today
Posted by Jim Harper
[Update: The Senate counterpart to this bill has been introduced as S. 1054.]
Today, the House is scheduled to debate a supplemental spending bill, mostly for funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill would spend about $1,000 per U.S. family. (OK, the precise figure is $988.)
H.R. 2346 is the bill. If you want to [...]
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The Bailout Vote
Posted by Jim Harper
Yesterday, the House declined to go forward with the $700 billion financial services bailout put together by House and Senate leaders working with the Administration. The vote was 205 in favor and 228 opposed.
This is not the end of the bailout idea. Though it appears to be widely unpopular among the American people, [...]
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