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FY2008 BUDGET RESOLUTION PROVIDES $21B EXTRA
On Monday, May 16, 2007, House and Senate
Conferees agreed on a proposal to provide an
additional $21 billion for non-defense domestic
discretionary programs in the FY2008 Budget
Resolution. The $21 billion is significant and a
victory for the programs that are funded out of
the discretionary pie, including NIH, NSF, DOE,
VA, USDA, and NASA.
The House passed the measure on May 17 by a
214-209 vote without a single Republican voting
for it. The Senate quickly followed on a 52-40
vote; moderate Republicans Olympia Snowe and
Susan Collins, both of Maine, joined with the
Democrats.
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FY2008 APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS
Passing the budget allows Democrats to start
moving forward with the FY2008 appropriations
bills. In fact, this week, four of the House
Appropriations subcommittees, including the
Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee and
the Military Construction, Veteran’s Affairs,
and Related Agencies approved their bills even
though House Appropriations Chairman David Obey
(D-WI) has not publicly announced specific
allocations for the twelve subcommittees. The
remainder of the subcommittee bills will not be
marked up until Congress returns from its
Memorial Day recess.
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