Omnibus Spending Bill

[Magox]

Last year the government spent $410 Billion on the annual spending bill, this year they are looking to increase it by $36.8 Billion, that is nearly a 9% increase over last years spending bill. Considering the rate of inflation is below last year or right at it, why the increase?

 

These fools can't control themselves, they have no !@#$ing clue what the risks are with the exploding deficit.

 

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30375.html

House-Senate negotiators approved a $446.8 billion year-end spending bill Tuesday night after rejecting Republican-backed cuts and a proposal to block the use of unspent Treasury financial rescue funds for job creation.

 

Democrats were firmly in control of the process, and the House hopes to move quickly on the measure as early as this week. But there were red faces too since Congress will again be cramming multiple spending bills -- covering more than a dozen major agencies and Cabinet Departments -- into a single package.

 

For example, transportation and housing resources would grow by 12% including $2.5 billion for high-speed rail investments on top of the $8 billion already added by the White House to the giant stimulus bill in February. A $163.5 budget for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education adds another $8.6 billion to annual spending, and Veterans Health Administration spending would grow to $45.1 billion, a $4.1 billion increase.

 

Taken as a whole, spending would grow by roughly 9-10% when compared with what the same accounts received in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Republicans argued that there is enough room to permit modest spending increases and still save $35 billion -- thereby covering the cost of Obama’s troop increase for the Afghanistan war.

 

Also they want to add an extension of unemployment and COBRA healthcare aid benefits to the Defense Bill, because they know it would be extremely unpopular to vote against military funding.

 

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/71347-ap...h-4468b-minibus

 

The only bill yet to go to conference is the Defense appropriations bill, which typically gets bipartisan support.

 

Knowing that lawmakers are loath to oppose the Defense bill, Senior Democrats have signaled that they may attach to it an extension of unemployment and COBRA healthcare aid, which is necessary to prevent jobless Americans from losing those benefits in 2010.

 

Obey, when asked whether the Defense bill would carry other legislation, said: "I do not know whether we will have unemployment insurance extended or not; it will depend on whether Congress has a conscience."

 

Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) also left open the chance that a jobless insurance extension would pass with the Defense bill.

 

"Well, it depends on how we feel," Inouye told The Hill when asked about it Tuesday.

 

Holy !@#$ing hell, what the !@#$ are they doing?

 

[Taro T]

Last year the government spent $410 Billion on the annual spending bill, this year they are looking to increase it by $36.8 Billion, that is nearly a 9% increase over last years spending bill. Considering the rate of inflation is below last year or right at it, why the increase?

 

These fools can't control themselves, they have no !@#$ing clue what the risks are with the exploding deficit.

 

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30375.html

House-Senate negotiators approved a $446.8 billion year-end spending bill Tuesday night after rejecting Republican-backed cuts and a proposal to block the use of unspent Treasury financial rescue funds for job creation.

 

Democrats were firmly in control of the process, and the House hopes to move quickly on the measure as early as this week. But there were red faces too since Congress will again be cramming multiple spending bills -- covering more than a dozen major agencies and Cabinet Departments -- into a single package.

 

For example, transportation and housing resources would grow by 12% including $2.5 billion for high-speed rail investments on top of the $8 billion already added by the White House to the giant stimulus bill in February. A $163.5 budget for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education adds another $8.6 billion to annual spending, and Veterans Health Administration spending would grow to $45.1 billion, a $4.1 billion increase.

 

Taken as a whole, spending would grow by roughly 9-10% when compared with what the same accounts received in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Republicans argued that there is enough room to permit modest spending increases and still save $35 billion -- thereby covering the cost of Obama’s troop increase for the Afghanistan war.

 

Also they want to add an extension of unemployment and COBRA healthcare aid benefits to the Defense Bill, because they know it would be extremely unpopular to vote against military funding.

 

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/71347-ap...h-4468b-minibus

 

The only bill yet to go to conference is the Defense appropriations bill, which typically gets bipartisan support.

 

Knowing that lawmakers are loath to oppose the Defense bill, Senior Democrats have signaled that they may attach to it an extension of unemployment and COBRA healthcare aid, which is necessary to prevent jobless Americans from losing those benefits in 2010.

 

Obey, when asked whether the Defense bill would carry other legislation, said: "I do not know whether we will have unemployment insurance extended or not; it will depend on whether Congress has a conscience."

 

Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) also left open the chance that a jobless insurance extension would pass with the Defense bill.

 

"Well, it depends on how we feel," Inouye told The Hill when asked about it Tuesday.

 

Holy !@#$ing hell, what the !@#$ are they doing?

 

Can't recall who said it 1st, but quote was "Democracies can only function until the electorate realize they can vote themselves money." For a long time we've seen our elected officials hand out money like it was free candy. The current batch steps it up a notch (or several).

[keepthefaith]

Last year the government spent $410 Billion on the annual spending bill, this year they are looking to increase it by $36.8 Billion, that is nearly a 9% increase over last years spending bill. Considering the rate of inflation is below last year or right at it, why the increase?

 

These fools can't control themselves, they have no !@#$ing clue what the risks are with the exploding deficit.

 

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30375.html

House-Senate negotiators approved a $446.8 billion year-end spending bill Tuesday night after rejecting Republican-backed cuts and a proposal to block the use of unspent Treasury financial rescue funds for job creation.

 

Democrats were firmly in control of the process, and the House hopes to move quickly on the measure as early as this week. But there were red faces too since Congress will again be cramming multiple spending bills -- covering more than a dozen major agencies and Cabinet Departments -- into a single package.

 

For example, transportation and housing resources would grow by 12% including $2.5 billion for high-speed rail investments on top of the $8 billion already added by the White House to the giant stimulus bill in February. A $163.5 budget for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education adds another $8.6 billion to annual spending, and Veterans Health Administration spending would grow to $45.1 billion, a $4.1 billion increase.

 

Taken as a whole, spending would grow by roughly 9-10% when compared with what the same accounts received in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Republicans argued that there is enough room to permit modest spending increases and still save $35 billion -- thereby covering the cost of Obama’s troop increase for the Afghanistan war.

 

Also they want to add an extension of unemployment and COBRA healthcare aid benefits to the Defense Bill, because they know it would be extremely unpopular to vote against military funding.

 

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/71347-ap...h-4468b-minibus

 

The only bill yet to go to conference is the Defense appropriations bill, which typically gets bipartisan support.

 

Knowing that lawmakers are loath to oppose the Defense bill, Senior Democrats have signaled that they may attach to it an extension of unemployment and COBRA healthcare aid, which is necessary to prevent jobless Americans from losing those benefits in 2010.

 

Obey, when asked whether the Defense bill would carry other legislation, said: "I do not know whether we will have unemployment insurance extended or not; it will depend on whether Congress has a conscience."

 

Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) also left open the chance that a jobless insurance extension would pass with the Defense bill.

 

"Well, it depends on how we feel," Inouye told The Hill when asked about it Tuesday.

 

Holy !@#$ing hell, what the !@#$ are they doing?

 

 

They have zero regard for the annual deficits or the national debt. Zero. Push their agenda at all cost to stay in power. It is nothing short of criminal in my book.

[keepthefaith]

Last year the government spent $410 Billion on the annual spending bill, this year they are looking to increase it by $36.8 Billion, that is nearly a 9% increase over last years spending bill. Considering the rate of inflation is below last year or right at it, why the increase?

 

These fools can't control themselves, they have no !@#$ing clue what the risks are with the exploding deficit.

 

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30375.html

House-Senate negotiators approved a $446.8 billion year-end spending bill Tuesday night after rejecting Republican-backed cuts and a proposal to block the use of unspent Treasury financial rescue funds for job creation.

 

Democrats were firmly in control of the process, and the House hopes to move quickly on the measure as early as this week. But there were red faces too since Congress will again be cramming multiple spending bills -- covering more than a dozen major agencies and Cabinet Departments -- into a single package.

 

For example, transportation and housing resources would grow by 12% including $2.5 billion for high-speed rail investments on top of the $8 billion already added by the White House to the giant stimulus bill in February. A $163.5 budget for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education adds another $8.6 billion to annual spending, and Veterans Health Administration spending would grow to $45.1 billion, a $4.1 billion increase.

 

Taken as a whole, spending would grow by roughly 9-10% when compared with what the same accounts received in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Republicans argued that there is enough room to permit modest spending increases and still save $35 billion -- thereby covering the cost of Obama’s troop increase for the Afghanistan war.

 

Also they want to add an extension of unemployment and COBRA healthcare aid benefits to the Defense Bill, because they know it would be extremely unpopular to vote against military funding.

 

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/71347-ap...h-4468b-minibus

 

The only bill yet to go to conference is the Defense appropriations bill, which typically gets bipartisan support.

 

Knowing that lawmakers are loath to oppose the Defense bill, Senior Democrats have signaled that they may attach to it an extension of unemployment and COBRA healthcare aid, which is necessary to prevent jobless Americans from losing those benefits in 2010.

 

Obey, when asked whether the Defense bill would carry other legislation, said: "I do not know whether we will have unemployment insurance extended or not; it will depend on whether Congress has a conscience."

 

Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) also left open the chance that a jobless insurance extension would pass with the Defense bill.

 

"Well, it depends on how we feel," Inouye told The Hill when asked about it Tuesday.

 

Holy !@#$ing hell, what the !@#$ are they doing?

 

 

For the few liberals that read this board, defend your party here. Why is this a good thing?

[Frit0 Bandit0]

including $2.5 billion for high-speed rail investments on top of the $8 billion already added by the White House to the giant stimulus bill in February.

 

8 billion to get from LA to Las Vegas

 

2.5 billion more to get from Tampa to Orlando (didn't they conclude the distance was to short for high speed?) watch this money end up being used for something else.

[IDBillzFan]

For the few liberals that read this board, defend your party here. Why is this a good thing?

They can't, which is why the usual liberal suspects on this board are either in hiding or spending their time arguing about about gay marriage, which is funny since Obama is against it.

 

They screwed up. They know it. They can't defend it. Which is why liberals who get paid to stay out, like Tingles, Olbermann, etc., are not only losing viewers, but sound increasingly ridiculous with every new airing. Once the Palin tour came to an end, they were out of things to yap about.

[Alaska_Darin_Is_Gay]

They screwed up. They know it. They can't defend it. Which is why liberals who get paid to stay out, like Tingles, Olbermann, etc., are not only losing viewers, but sound increasingly ridiculous with every new airing. Once the Palin tour came to an end, they were out of things to yap about.

 

 

lol

 

He's never going to live that down!

[Magox]

Holy !@#$ing ****!!

[DC Tom]

Holy !@#$ing ****!!

 

They sound like my wife with the !@#$ing credit cards.

 

Seriously, didn't these asshats just get done bitching about Wall Street's fiscal irresponsibility????? I'd love it if AIG told the pay czar "Shove it; we'll start taking your advice on fiscal responsibility when the government starts exercising some itself."