[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Yes, but notice WAS NOT the President who request the $10 million. For those on this thread screaming about the President... STOP IT! and write your congressman.

459 posted on 01/28/2004 8:07:47 PM PST by hobson [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 446 | View Replies | Report Abuse ]

Deserves repeating. I missed this little "detail" first time around.

[Johnny_Cipher]

What a marvelous opportunity for Bush to use his very first veto.

[jgrubbs]

For those on this thread screaming about the President... STOP IT! and write your congressman. I call my GOP congressman on a weekly basis, and have been complaining to him about how he has been giving Bush every unconstitutionl spending increase over the past four years. Bush has NOT ONCE used a VETO on any spending bills. YES, write your congressmen, but you do have a right to be "screaming about the President", after all the GOP congressmen are doing everything he wants them to do.

[B4Ranch]

He has the authority to VETO these requests for OUR MONEY. Did you know that?

[hobson]

Oh my goodness. That scared me when I first saw it. I thought you were really yelling at me. LOL!

[The Old Hoosier]

No, that was LAST year's increase. Bush is calling for this one.

[deport]

Appropriations History
Fiscal Years 1966 – 2002

Fiscal       Total
Year         Funds
1966     $ 2,898,308
1967     $ 8,475,692
1968     $ 7,774,291
1969     $ 8,456,875
1970     $ 9,055,000
1971    $ 16,420,000
1972    $ 31,480,000
1973    $ 40,857,000
1974    $ 64,025,000
1975    $ 80,142,000
1976    $ 87,455,000
1976T*  $ 35,301,000
1977    $ 99,872,000
1978    $123,850,000
1979    $149,585,000
1980    $154,610,000
1981    $158,795,000
1982    $143,456,000
1983    $143,875,000
1984    $162,223,000
1985    $163,660,000
1986    $158,822,240
1987    $165,281,000
1988    $167,731,000
1989    $169,090,000
1990    $171,255,000
1991    $174,080,737
1992    $175,954,680
1993    $174,459,382
1994    $170,228,000
1995    $162,311,000
1996    $ 99,470,000
1997    $ 99,494,000
1998    $ 98,000,000
1999    $ 97,966,000
2000    $ 97,627,600
2001    $104,769,000
2002    $115,220,000
* In 1976, the Federal government changed the beginning 
of the fiscal year from July 1 to October 1, hence the 
1976 Transition (T) Quarter. 
http://www.arts.gov/about/02Annual/appropriations.pdf

Financial Summary
SUMMARY OF FUNDS AVAILABLE 1      FY 2002
Program and State Grant Funds 2 $78,835,000
Challenge America                17,000,000 
Total Federal Appropriations    $95,835,000
Nonfederal Gifts 3                00176,458
Interagency Transfers 3           2,365,504
Unobligated Balance, Prior Year3  2,150,671
TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE          $100,527,633

1 Excludes salaries and expenses and program
support funds.
2 The FY 2002 appropriation includes $25,118,000
for support of state arts agencies and regional
arts organizations and $6,805,000 for support
through the underserved communities set-aside,
and reflects reprogramming of $915,000.
3 Only grantmaking funds, including unobligated
commitments totaling $516,061.
http://www.arts.gov/about/02Annual/financial.pdf