Posted on 12/14/2010 1:45:47 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Dem budget: $1.1 trillion; 1,900 pages By: David Rogers December 14, 2010 04:03 PM EST
Senate Democrats began rolling out Tuesday a year-end, government-wide spending bill that cuts more than $26 billion from President Barack Obama’s 2011 requests even as it defies earmark bans – or veto threats over Joint Strike Fighter engines.
Filling more than 1,900 pages and costing $1.1 trillion, the measure is sure to invite criticism as a last stand by the Senate’s old bulls before the more conservative, tea party-oriented Congress takes hold in January. But weeks of bipartisan work have gone into the effort to meet spending targets previously embraced by the Republican leadership and also try to salvage something from the failed budget process this year.
The Departments of Defense, State and Homeland Security have the greatest stake in the increased appropriations that are permitted above 2010 levels, but to a surprising degree, the bill also makes room for new education and health spending in addition to billions to meet a shortfall in Pell Grants for low-income college students.
The first test—getting to 60 votes to limit debate—could come as early as Saturday. The $857 billion price tag for President Barack Obama’s tax cut deal with Republicans makes this task harder. And if the Senate falls short of 60, it will have to either embrace some version of a stripped-down House-passed continuing resolution for 2011 or simply punt the fight into January when Republicans will have more power.
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Thanks
Yet free market Auto Company Ford may get it's Aaa rating back i.e. investment grade if this qtr is as good as some hope aided by the Volvo and Mazda partical sale-off cash. This is all speculation, but look at the juxposition of Ford vs. Team Obama and all their freakin economic moves....
Now read my Tagline, Yes IMHO Ford's Mulally is the out-of-the-box VP for Sarah...
Any questions :-)...
You are correct. The House already voted it through, and now the Senate is taking it up. There will be a reconciliation process, so this bill will likely GROW in size.
Or as Pelosi would (will) say, vote for it, and find out what’s in it. Thanks Sub-Driver.
I bet buried in this monster somewhere is language giving nobama the new right to transfer funds from one account to another. This in an effort to overcome the Republicans trying to defund certain things.
This transfer language MUST NOT be allowed to become law. It may even be unconstitutional.
Let me guess this was written by the Apollo Alliance?
I don't. But I didn't make the claim. More power to them if they do.
I hope I am wrong, but I think the repubbies will fold! Sad, that!
The Q was for Lazlo in PA. Figured you might be interested in the report.
Thanks cake_crumb!
These people disgust me.
They’re insane!!! This and MO says her nanny food guidelines are a matter of national security as she fakes like she likes to garden.
hmmm.. I wonder how I missed that one....
New language giving obama rights to transfer funds from one account to another.
This transfer language MUST NOT be allowed to become law.
oh... the language IS there
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