US Lawmakers Agree on $388 Bln Spending Bill
5095
US lawmakers struck a deal late on Friday on a $388 billion package of government funding for the current fiscal year after days of battling over foreign aid, nuclear waste, milk subsidies and overtime.
587815
Congress came to a final agreement Saturday night on a massive $388 billion measure funding 13 federal departments for fiscal 2005, but not without some last-minute problems for
128441
The United States would spend more  to combat illegal immigration and prepare for terrorist and  weather-related disasters under legislation approved on Tuesday  by a House of Representatives panel that ignores a White House  veto threat.
209300
The House of Representatives on  Saturday passed a $32 billion bill funding homeland security  programs this year after days of political fighting over the  measure.
40988
President Bush sent Congress on  Monday an $81.9 billion package to fund military operations in  Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total bill for both conflicts  to nearly $300 billion and the budget deficit to a record high.
142769
Congress on Saturday approved a $477 billion defense bill with a military pay raise and new money for Iraq and Afghanistan. Underscoring the bill&#39;s lack of controversy, the House approved
31123
The House Monday approved a $516 billion measure funding 14 Cabinet agencies and funding for troops in Afghanistan, setting the stage for a year-end budget deal with the White House.
388732
US lawmakers Thursday voted to cut 20 million dollars from US funding for the UN Development Program, over claims Stalinist North Korea plundered money from the organization.
742024
The House voted to approve a $146 billion fiscal stimulus package, hoping to quickly seal a fast-paced deal with the Bush administration. But Senate Democrats forged ahead with their own, more expensive plan.
310192
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a plan to give the U.S. economy a $146 billion election-year boost through tax rebates and other measures to stave off a possible recession by boosting business and consumer spending.
732445
The United States will provide $350  million in aid for victims of southern Asia's devastating  tsunami, a government official said on Friday.
503311
WASHINGTON - Congress overwhelmingly approved $146 billion in middle-class and business tax cuts Thursday night, handing President Bush a big victory 40 days before the election.
710921
Working behind closed doors, House and Senate leaders struggled Thursday to resolve differences on a $388 billion spending bill that would squeeze dozens of domestic programs and favor a few.
129673
President Bush on Thursday signed a $464 billion spending bill that closes out last year's unfinished budget business but made clear he wasn't entirely happy about it.
56793
The U.S. Congress on Saturday gave  final approval to a $422 billion bill for defense programs that  backs next year's round of military base closings and kills a  proposed $23.5 billion Air Force deal with Boeing Co. .
447133
When Congress passed the $388 billion spending bill last weekend, it allotted $16.2 billion for NASA, including nearly full funding of projects related to the president&#39;s Vision for Space Exploration.
439149
US President George W. Bush signed into law a 146-billion-dollar tax cut bill in this up-for-grabs state, one month before the hotly-contested election that pits him against Democrat John Kerry.