Posted on 09/24/2010 12:35:23 PM PDT by Andrea19
With the end of the fiscal year looming next week, Congress must pass a Continuing Resolution to fund government activity as the current appropriations levels expire on September 30. While the Majority has yet to introduce their CR, the Republican Study Committee has proposed a CR that cuts spending, prohibits earmarks and aims to shrink the size of government. ATR and CFA sent a letter in support of their bill yesterday. Amongst other things, the RSC CR:
Sets spending at their 2008 levels. This ensures “stimulus” and bailout measures aren’t baked into the budgeting baseline for years to come. Does not contain “miscellaneous” spending measures which would allow extraneous pork, such as $20 billion in appropriations that Obama has requested...
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