Fiscal '09 appropriations legislation is moving through the Senate with Republican efforts to reduce the $410 billion in spending defeated in vote after vote. Amendments aimed at deleting specific earmarks, as well as those designed to restrict overall spending levels to the '08 funding amounts have been voted down, and it looks like the bill will get to the Oval Office before the weekend.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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