On Wednesday, the Senate overwhelming approved (88-7) a 104.6 billion Transportation-HUD bill. It's discretionary total, $51.1 billion, drew the expected veto threat from the White House. The President objects to, among other provisons:
- Increased funding for the Federal Highway Administration
- $1 billion funding increase for Community Development Block Grant
- $600 funding increase for housing vouchers
The Senate Appropriations committee also approved this week a $460 billion defense spending bill.
Ticktock, ticktock...
September 14, 2007
House
Senate
Conf. Cmte.
President
Cmte.
Floor
$
Agriculture
18.8
18.7
$
Commerce-Justice- Science
53.6
54.4
Defense
459.6
459.6
$
Energy & Water
31.6
32.3
Financial Services
21.4
21.8
$
Homeland Security
36.3
37.6
37.6
$
Interior & Environment
27.6
27.2
$
Labor-HHS- Education
151.4
149.2
Legislative Branch
3.1
4
Military Construction-VA
64.7
64.7
64.7
State- Foreign Operations
34.2
34.2
34.2
$
Transportation-HUD
50.7
51.1
51.1
Numbers are amounts of discretionary spending in billions of dollars. Green boxes indicate approval. Black boxes next to bill titles are bills which the president has issued a veto threat; boxes with "$" indicate veto threat was issued because of discretionary spending level.
