Appropriations Update: C-J-S: Senate-Approved, Veto-Threatened

Last night, the Senate approved (75-19) the veto-threatened Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill. Next up: Labor-H October 17, 2007 House Senate Conf. Cmte. President Cmte. Floor $ Agriculture 18.8 18.7 $ Commerce-Justice- Science 53.6 54.6 54.6 Defense 459.6 459.6 459.6 $ 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.
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