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  • Hey, Big Spender - (time for President Bush to rein in appetite of Congress for too much pork!)

    06/01/2005 1:04:21 PM PDT · by CHARLITE · 12 replies · 465+ views
    INSTITUTE FOR POLICY INNOVATION.ORG ^ | MAY 31, 2005 | Editors
    President Bush strongly suggested Congress pass a highway bill that does not exceed $284 billion. The House complied. The Senate? It approved a $295 billion bill on May 17. What’s the extra $11 billion for anyway? Hasn’t Sen. Robert Byrd been able to pave West Virginia yet? Actually, it’s the Republicans who were largely behind the added dollars, with the Democrats urging them on. The approval margin was overwhelming: 89-11. But if the GOP isn’t going to demonstrate a little fiscal restraint, then who is? The media and the political pundits get all warm and fuzzy over bipartisan bills. They...