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GOP Accuses Democrats of Delaying Spending Bill Over Guantánamo Fears 16 Nov 2009 23:10 GMT
... with delaying a conference committee on a spending bill out of fears of a GOP attempt to ... transfer of Guantánamo Bay prisoners to the United States for trial. "The transfer of Guantanamo detainees into the U.S. is a dangerous, expensive, and unnecessary risk ...
Senator Murray Works to Increase VA Budget in 2010 Spending Bill 19 Nov 2009 19:14 GMT
... Works to Increase VA Budget in 2010 Spending Bill Published on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 by (WASHINGTON, ... 19, 2009 by (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) helped pass legislation ... Murray has been a leader in the United States Senate in fighting for women veterans, and ...
Defense measure likely to carry unfinished spending bills 17 Nov 2009 17:12 GMT
... The other bills likely to be part of the omnibus ... the purpose of prosecuting them in the United States. The Republican comments come after the Obama ... Bay facility and transfer detainees to the U.S.," House Appropriations ranking member Jerry Lewis said. ...
HHS, Financial Services FY '09 Spending Bill Expected To Be Included In Small Omnibus 18 Nov 2009 15:11 GMT
... An omnibus appropriations package for remaining fiscal year 2010 spending bills likely will include no more than ... record deficits that threaten the economy and Democrats' political prospects next fall" (Taylor, , 11/17). ...
Murray Works to Increase VA Budget in 2010 Spending Bill 18 Nov 2009 13:34 GMT
... for women veterans and homeless veterans. The spending bill includes $183 million for the Women Veterans Program ... Murray has been a leader in the United States Senate in fighting for women veterans, and ... and expand its ongoing study of women’s issues, create a certification program for clinicians working ...

Mikulski Announces Senate Passage of Spending Bill that Puts Funds in Federal Checkbook to BRAC-Ready Maryland 20 Nov 2009 04:42 GMT
... Mikulski Announces Senate Passage of Spending Bill that Puts Funds in Federal Checkbook ... the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. to mitigate traffic hot-spots at the ...
US concrete industry groups urge multi-year highway-spending bill 19 Nov 2009 11:52 GMT
... asked Congress to enact a new, six-year highway-spending bill instead of extending for a second time the ... Portland Cement Association. The vast majority of U.S. roads are made out of asphalt, and production ...
Job-Creating Washington State Military Construction Included in Senate Spending Bill 18 Nov 2009 13:34 GMT
... “Our state’s military installations are the backbone of our ... get local economies moving, and ensure that Washington state remains home to some of our ...
MilCon/VA Spending Bill Includes $25 million for South Dakota 18 Nov 2009 12:52 GMT
... “I am pleased that the Senate has passed this strong, ... personnel and 600 tons of cargo in 48-hours. Joe Foss Field – Munitions Maintenance Complex $1.3 million: ...
U.S. not 'afraid' of terror trials 24 Nov 2009 11:12 GMT
... from Guantanamo Bay detention center to the United States, a shift in public opinion that he ... stance bolstered by Americans' faith in the U.S. justice system as opposed to what he ... transfers as part of the fiscal 2010 spending bill for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, which ...

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GOP candidates talk issues at Geneva forum 24 Nov 2009 04:37 GMT
... Four of the five Republican Party candidates who want to beat ... bill that has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives (one candidate said the ... afford to pay back," he said. "The spending bills have failed because they don't offer the ...
Tea Party moves in on Conaway, threatens to divide GOP base 17 Nov 2009 12:54 GMT
... Party activists have announced their candidacies for U.S. House and Senate seats. The grassroots Tea Party movement ... votes for the Wall Street bailout and Bush-era spending increases. “I felt like the people ... henhouse. Conaway, says Clowdus, “didn’t see a spending bill he didn’t like until we had a Democratic ...
Washington Chronicles: Tea Party activists take on the GOP 19 Nov 2009 01:30 GMT
... votes for the Wall Street bailout and Bush-era spending increases. "I felt like the people ... "9-12 declaration" demanding limited government and religious values. Brady, who hosted Texas Tea Party protesters during their ... henhouse. Conaway, says Clowdus, "didn't see a spending bill he didn't like until we had a Democratic ...
Anti-Castro money shifts to Democrats - report 16 Nov 2009 05:52 GMT
... blunting momentum in Congress to lift the U.S. trade embargo of the Communist-ruled Caribbean nation, ... within the anti-Castro Cuban community in the United States, which traditionally has strongly supported the embargo. ... Campaign said. Menendez delayed a major government spending bill this year because he objected to provisions about ...
Anti-Castro money shifts to Democrats: report 16 Nov 2009 05:40 GMT
... blunting momentum in Congress to lift the U.S. trade embargo of the Communist-ruled Caribbean nation, ... within the anti-Castro Cuban community in the United States, which traditionally has strongly supported the embargo. ... Campaign said. Menendez delayed a major government spending bill this year because he objected to provisions about ...
Geithner: U.S. must not drop ball on financial fix 18 Nov 2009 00:37 GMT
... Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Geithner: U.S. must not drop ball on financial fix ... another deep crisis will falter if the United States drops the ball on overhauling regulation of ... International Monetary Fund in an unrelated emergency spending bill earlier this year, and said such support must ...
Lincoln, Pryor back bid to block funding to hold terror suspects in U.S. 18 Nov 2009 05:39 GMT
... LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ two Democratic U.S. senators joined 40 Republicans and independent Joe ... federal spending for upgrading facilities in the United States to house prisoners transferred from Guantanamo Bay ... U.S. The amendment was proposed for a spending bill for military construction and veterans programs. “I have ...
Cuba travel ban to be discussed in Washington 19 Nov 2009 14:14 GMT
... Cuba travel ban to be discussed in Washington Proponents of lifting the U.S. ban on travel to Cuba will make ... the past, but only tucked into larger spending bills. This time, a bill to repeal the ...
The $100 Million Vote: What Does It Take to Woo Skeptical Democrats? 19 Nov 2009 21:14 GMT
... , put together solely by Democrats, would cost $848 billion over 10 years ... R-Ky., has put it, "another thousand-page, trillion-dollar spending bill." If Democrats are ultimately able to ...
U.S. House plans jobs bill before year end 17 Nov 2009 23:51 GMT
... House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer on Capitol Hill ... be dominated by an overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system and spending bills needed to keep the government running. Senate ...

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Cuba travel ban under discussion in Washington 19 Nov 2009 17:44 GMT
... U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen blasted efforts to open ... the past, but only tucked into larger spending bills. This time, a bill to repeal the ...
The $100 Million Vote: Harry Reid Woos Skeptical Democrats to Health Care 19 Nov 2009 20:31 GMT
... , put together solely by Democrats, would cost $848 billion over 10 years ... R-Ky., has put it, "another thousand-page, trillion-dollar spending bill." If Democrats are ultimately able to ...
Hoyer: Democrats are set to move jobs legislation by Christmas 17 Nov 2009 20:51 GMT
... Democrats hope to pass jobs legislation through the House ... reporters. �I would certainly uh oh, Another spending bill by the democrats. Please review posting ...
Bill includes $476.1M for Va. military construction 18 Nov 2009 16:11 GMT
... The Associated Press © November 18, 2009 A $134 billion spending bill approved by the U.S. Senate includes $476.1 million for military construction projects in Virginia. The measure approved Tuesday night ...
Bill has $476M for Va military projects 18 Nov 2009 16:12 GMT
... Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009, 10:35 AM EST RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A $134 billion spending bill approved by the U.S. Senate includes $476.1 million for military construction projects in Virginia. The measure approved Tuesday night ...