CONGRESSIONAL REPORT 6.22
Wasteful Spending Gets Worse >>>from REP. RODNEY ALEXANDER OF LA. 6.22.2009
Last week’s events in the U.S. House of Representatives did nothing to curtail the pattern of irresponsible spending that has been prevalent throughout the 111th Congress.
The House passed two of the 12 FY 2010 appropriations bills – the Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill and the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill. The CJS Appropriations Bill appropriated $64.4 billion, which is $6.8 billion, or 11.7 percent, above the Fiscal Year 2009 enacted level, and provides funding for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, and Federal science agencies, such as NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF), and related agencies. The Legislative Branch appropriation totaled $3.674 billion, an increase of $237 million, or 6.4 percent, above FY 2009 (excluding Senate-only items).
House Republicans offered 94 amendments for the CJS Appropriations Bill, many of which were designed to limit spending. Unfortunately, the majority terminated debate after just 30 minutes into the first amendment, and continued to block amendments by approving only one of the 20 submitted to the Rules Committee for the Legislative Branch bill.
Here are the facts on spending this year:
• $2 trillion deficit for FY09
• Second portion of TARP funds allowed to be spent – $350 billion
• Stimulus (H.R. 1) – $787 billion (over $1 trillion with debt costs)
• Omnibus (H.R. 1105) – $409 billion
• The President’s budget increased total spending to $4 trillion in 2009 – the highest Federal spending as a percentage of GDP since World War II.
Federal spending is out of control, and the hard-working American taxpayers deserve better.
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