Senate Panel Adds NASA Money to Spending Bill
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A US Senate panel on Tuesday backed a $94 billion 2005 spending bill which included an extra $800 million to fund space projects next year.
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The president asks Congress for $126 million to help NASA recover from hurricane damage. The money could help the agency get its space shuttle overhaul back on track. By Amit Asaravala.
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A U.S. senator plans to introduce a bill that seeks to increase funding for research and science education in an effort to kick start efforts to pass legislation to improve U.S. competitiveness.
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WASHINGTON - NASA could be forced to delay its selection of a new contender for space station resupply contracts if the $516 billion domestic spending measure approved Dec. 17 by the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law.
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The budget increase Congress just voted for NASA is a clear endorsement of President Bush&#39;s plan to send astronauts back to the moon and later Mars, the head of the space agency said Tuesday.
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NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe said Wednesday the cost of fixing all that ails the space shuttle fleet could top &#36;2.2 billion &#151; double the estimated price tag given to Congress a year ago.
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President Bush on Tuesday asked Congress for $126 million to help NASA repair the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which was damaged by recent hurricanes.
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Democratic lawmakers argued Tuesday that Congress should stop spending money on an aircraft that's never become airborne over two decades of research and testing. Republicans pushed for continued support.
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As House Democrats wrangle over details of a $100 billion war spending bill -- including whether restrictions should be placed on troops sent to Iraq -- some members want to add significant money for agricultural relief, Hurricane Katrina reconstruction and other nonmilitary projects.
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President Bush's "Vision for Space Exploration" got a skeptical reception in January and was left for dead in midsummer, but it made a stunning last-minute comeback when the House majority leader delivered NASA's $16.2 billion budget request as part of the omnibus $388 billion spending bill passed Nov. 20.
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The House on Thursday passed a spending bill that covers the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and related agencies, for the budget year beginning Oct. 1. The measure contains $152 billion for social programs including special education, community health centers, Head Start and health research. The legislation faces a veto from President Bush, who complains that Democratic add-ons have made it too expensive:
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House and Senate Democratic leaders agreed yesterday to a $463 billion spending plan for the remainder of the fiscal year that would freeze many federal agencies at 2006 levels but include more money for veterans' health, education, scientific research, HIV programs and public parks, among other...
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The Department of Homeland Security is seeking money and employees to secure U.S. borders under President Bush's budget, while hiking airline passenger fees, as a Senate panel endorsed a new leader for the agency.
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The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a budget for NASA on Tuesday that is closer to President Bush&#39;s request than a version passed by a House committee in July
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Lawmakers Saturday approved a $447 billion 2005 defense spending bill as Congress pushed forward with final actions before adjourning for the elections.
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The Democratic-controlled Senate Thursday began debating a huge spending bill covering about one-sixth of the federal budget as the final step in completing the unfinished budget business inherited from Republicans.
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WASHINGTON -- NASA administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe said Wednesday the cost of fixing all the problems with the space shuttle fleet could top $2.