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 [...]
This week, the House and Senate may vote on the final version of legislation to spend more money in Iraq and Afghanistan. H.R. 2346 is called the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009. It will spend a little over $900 per U.S. family.
Now here’s a timely coincidence. The Commission on Wartime Contracting is slated to come [...]
[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 [...]
Last week, President Obama put in a request with Congress for $83.4 billion in extra military spending this fiscal year. That’s about $850 per U.S. family or $270 per person.
The Bush Administration was big on making supplemental spending requests for the military even though many military expenditures were entirely predictable and could have been planned [...]
Late Friday, Congress passed H.R. 7110, a bill to make supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009.
The bill costs something over $500 per U.S. family, and it spends money on highway construction, unemployment benefits, Medicaid, and food stamps.
I do believe [...]