Splitting the Difference or Just Hairs?
by Craig Jennings, 11/16/2007
CongressDaily PM today ($):
Democrats are proposing to cut $10.6 billion from their initial proposed spending bills. Even with the cuts, security-related spending Bush requested would rise 11 percent above the current year, while non-security domestic spending Democrats want would grow about 3 percent. Under the new allocations, Democrats would increase spending across most government agencies by $10.9 billion above last year; by contrast, the Defense bill Bush signed this week increases non-emergency funding by $39.7 billion from last year.
So now, Bush is going to moan about how fiscally irresponsible a $10.9 billion boost to domestic spending is. That's a nice lookin' $39.7 billion glass house he's got there. It'd be a real shame if a rock hit it.
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