Real Spending | Percent Increases | ||||||
Department | 1993 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | Clinton I | Clinton II | Bush I |
Department of Agriculture | 17,011 | 16,154 | 17,206 | 18,711 | -5.0% | 6.5% | 8.8% |
Department of Commerce | 3,412 | 4,206 | 4,964 | 5,419 | 23.3% | 18.0% | 9.2% |
Department of Education | 27,191 | 25,569 | 34,983 | 50,623 | -6.0% | 36.8% | 44.7% |
Department of Energy | 21,195 | 18,144 | 18,018 | 21,582 | -14.4% | -0.7% | 19.8% |
Department of Health and Human Services | 32,637 | 34,801 | 45,824 | 61,383 | 6.6% | 31.7% | 34.0% |
Department of Housing and Urban Development | 27,780 | 32,720 | 32,205 | 36,775 | 17.8% | -1.6% | 14.2% |
Department of Justice | 9,974 | 13,253 | 17,264 | 17,274 | 32.9% | 30.3% | 0.1% |
Department of Labor | 11,180 | 10,419 | 10,169 | 10,290 | -6.8% | -2.4% | 1.2% |
Department of State | 7,192 | 5,952 | 6,747 | 9,431 | -17.2% | 13.3% | 39.8% |
Department of Transportation | 34,922 | 36,389 | 44,563 | 52,126 | 4.2% | 22.5% | 17.0% |
Environmental Protection Agency | 7,191 | 6,895 | 7,411 | 7,577 | -4.1% | 7.5% | 2.2% |
Department of the Interior | 8,349 | 7,584 | 8,759 | 9,984 | -9.2% | 15.5% | 14.0% |
Department of Homeland Security | 10,908 | 11,423 | 14,841 | 27,802 | 4.7% | 29.9% | 87.3% |
Comments:
Table 2: Real Discretionary Budget Authority by Agency (millions)
Percent Increases | |||||||
Department | 1993 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | Clinton I | Clinton II | Bush I |
Department of Agriculture | 18,245 | 16,529 | 18,763 | 17,158 | -9.4% | 13.5% | -8.6% |
Department of Commerce | 3,790 | 4,059 | 4,971 | 5,147 | 7.1% | 22.5% | 3.5% |
Department of Education | 28,065 | 28,298 | 39,115 | 51,628 | 0.8% | 38.2% | 32.0% |
Department of Energy | 22,653 | 17,551 | 19,537 | 21,223 | -22.5% | 11.3% | 8.6% |
Department of Health and Human Services | 35,455 | 36,543 | 52,818 | 61,369 | 3.1% | 44.5% | 16.2% |
Department of Housing and Urban Development | 28,438 | 15,980 | 27,659 | 28,150 | -43.8% | 73.1% | 1.8% |
Department of Justice | 10,208 | 15,723 | 17,947 | 16,881 | 54.0% | 14.1% | -5.9% |
Department of Labor | 11,712 | 10,889 | 11,664 | 10,697 | -7.0% | 7.1% | -8.3% |
Department of State | 7,288 | 5,875 | 7,583 | 9,237 | -19.4% | 29.1% | 21.8% |
Department of Transportation | 12,272 | 11,007 | 14,320 | 12,019 | -10.3% | 30.1% | -16.1% |
Environmental Protection Agency | 8,146 | 7,224 | 7,642 | 6,986 | -11.3% | 5.8% | -8.6% |
Department of the Interior | 8,292 | 7,784 | 10,015 | 9,768 | -6.1% | 28.7% | -2.5% |
Department of Homeland Security | 10,601 | 14,203 | 15,653 | 25,495 | 34.0% | 10.2% | 62.9% |
Technically Bush cut spending in five departments based on authority. But. Actual spending was up in all 13. So. Bush's legacy about spending is "Aw, just let them do it."
Actually Bush's legacy will be this:
(From Bush's press conference after the Nov. 11th elections.) "And so he and I both agreed in our meeting yesterday that it was appropriate that I accept his resignation. And so the decision was made -- actually, I thought we were going to do fine yesterday. Shows what I know. But I thought we were going to be fine in the election. My point to you is, is that, win or lose, Bob Gates was going to become the nominee."
"Shows what I know".
Sounds about right for the Bush legacy.
Yeah, and.......? What part of CONGRESS HOLDS THE PURSE STRINGS don't you get? Funny, the rest of America understood that concept, that's why they voted the bums out.
Relax, in a couple months it'll be safe to blame Pelosi.