$388B spending bill may face votes soon
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Lawmakers and White House budget bargainers whittled their differences to a handful, fueling hopes Congress can speed an overdue $388 billion bill to President Bush that finances most federal agencies.
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ATHENS -- The bill arrived for the Athens Olympics yesterday -- about $11.6 billion, and it might climb higher.
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White House and congressional bargainers sorted through a final pile of disputes Friday on an overdue &#36;388 billion spending bill that would slice President Bush's priorities and curb a wide swath of programs.
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Supporters of a major rewrite of corporate tax law are optimistic they will be able to complete congressional action this week on legislation needed
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The House today overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion economic stimulus package that would provide rebate checks to taxpayers. The measure now goes to the Senate, where some Democrats want to amend it to add more benefits. President Bush wants the bill passed as is, so that it can be put to use more quickly to boost the economy.
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The Iraq war debate in Congress is expected to heat up this week as the Senate takes up a major defense spending bill and the Pentagon rushes to finish a report on the war's progress.
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The House voted on Tuesday to approve a $146 billion fiscal stimulus package, but the bipartisan deal is at risk as Senate Democrats forged ahead with their own, more expensive plan and jockeyed over what to include in it.
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House and Senate negotiators have tucked a potentially far-reaching anti-abortion provision into a $388 billion must-pass spending bill.
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â¢The Senate is expected to vote on the overall $3.3 billion spending plan for the state Department of Transportation, which supports state and local highway programs, public transportation programs and department administration (House Bill 5528).
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The House voted 336 to 75 for the measure, which now goes to the Senate where it is expected to pass on Wednesday.
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The Senate is set to begin voting on dueling economic aid proposals, as senators rush to add more benefits to a House-passed package
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A $388 billion government-wide spending bill, passed by Congress on Saturday, was stranded on Capitol Hill yesterday, its trip to the White House on hold as embarrassed Republicans
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citanon writes &quot; The Washington Post reports that House Majority Leader Tom Delay has delivered, via the omnibus spending bill passed Nov. 20, the President&#39;s full budgetary request of $16.2 billion dollars
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The US House easily approved a $388 billion catch all 2005 appropriations bill Saturday as a clandestine tax provision threatened to derail the measure.
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A probable move to curb funding for a 'surge' may put Democrats at odds with one another.
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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.
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A deal between the White House and House leaders to speed tax rebate checks to workers starting in May has the Senate in a bind over whether to try to add to the measure