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NEWS ABOUT: House Appropriations Committee

House Appropriations Committee stories: 10 news summaries

Lobbyist Cozy With Lawmaker Wins Jackpot

Visclosky funnels $44M in earmarks to clients not even in his state

Oct 26, 09 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you’ve got a tech company looking for a handout from the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, might we recommend calling Rep. Peter Visclosky? Or more accurately, call K&L Gates, a lobbying firm that boasts in its marketing documents, “a very good relationship” with Visclosky, the third-ranking member of... More »

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House Appropriations Committee • earmarks • pork barrel spending • defense spending • Pete Visclosky • House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee

(Newser) - House leaders are slashing their $550 million order for eight new executive jets for use by senior government officials, caving to pressure from fellow lawmakers and the Pentagon, Politico reports. John Murtha’s Defense Appropriations Subcommittee had more than doubled the Pentagon’s original request for $220 million to buy... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Pentagon • House Appropriations Committee • John Murtha • planes • defense spending

earmarks showdown

House Bill Loaded With $6.5B the Pentagon Doesn't Want


Jul 30, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - They gave up on the F22, but Congress is still trying to give the Pentagon $6.9 billion in planes, helicopters and ships the Defense secretary doesn’t want, the Washington Post reports. House Democrats have loaded the defense spending bill with earmarks for programs Barack Obama and Robert... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Robert Gates • House Appropriations Committee • earmarks • appropriations • pork barrel spending

Dems Get in Shouting and (Alleged) Shoving Match

'He touched me first,' says Waters

Jun 26, 09 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of House Democrats had a less-than-decorous exchange on the floor yesterday, the Hill reports. With the chamber clearing out after a series of votes, Appropriations chair David Obey and Maxine Waters began screaming at each other over an earmark for a school bearing Waters' name. “You’re... More »

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House Appropriations Committee • earmarks • Los Angeles • House of Representatives • House Democrats • Congressional Black Caucus • Maxine Waters • David Obey

 Dems Deny Obama 
 Funds to Close Gitmo 

House Democrats say president needs to come up with a plan first

May 5, 09 2:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's request for $80 million to close Guantanamo Bay was cut from the House version of a war spending bill unveiled yesterday, CNN reports. Democratic lawmakers, whose bill totaled $94.2 billion, said if the president wants money to close Guantanamo Bay then he'll first have to come up... More »

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House Appropriations Committee • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • House Democrats • war funding • President Obama

Dems Relent on Spending Bill

Leaders bow to White House pressure on domestic funding

Dec 13, 07 12:07 AM CST
(Newser) - House Democratic leaders surrendered to pressure from the White House on a wide-ranging domestic spending bill yesterday, dropping demands for $22 billion in additional funding, the Washington Post reports. That still may not be enough for Republicans, who are talking about a possible veto because the bill—$936.5 billion... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • House Appropriations Committee • Alternative Minimum Tax • House Democrats • Harry M. Reid • Rep. Jerry Lewis • domestic spending bill

Bush Domestic Spending
Veto Stands

House falls two votes short for key health, education bill

Nov 16, 07 5:29 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush's veto of a major domestic spending bill yesterday withstood a challenge by the House after it failed by just two votes to muster a two-thirds majority to override it. The $606 billion labor, health and education measure is the largest of 12 spending bills that have pit Congress... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • House Appropriations Committee • George W. Bush

Alaskan Tribes Score No-Bid Bonanza

Sen. Ted Stevens
under scrutiny for shady  contracts

Jun 19, 07 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alaskan tribes are so successful in securing no-bid government contracts, they're spurring a federal investigation into conduct by Alaskan senator Ted Stevens, reports Salon. In 1986, Stevens pushed through a law that gave Alaskan companies "small business" preferences—even if they belong to a multi-billion dollar parent corporation and... More »

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Congress • Alaska • FBI • Senate • contracts • House Appropriations Committee • cocaine • Ted Stevens • Bolivia • Eskimo • House of Representatives • Halliburton • federal investigation

Dem Congress Still Dishing Out Pork

The new majority is not as kosher as
they claim to be

May 24, 07 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats in Congress pledged to cut the pork out of appropriations bills, but the new majority is already cheating on the diet, reports the  Washington Post. Using a technique called "phonemarking," congressmen are contacting federal agencies directly and asking them to fund their pet projects, all while boasting... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Republican • Democratic Congress • Senate • House Appropriations Committee • Senate Democrats • earmarks • phonemarking • pork barrel spending • senator • Iraq war

Doolittle Steps Down After
FBI Raid

Yields Appropriations seat under Abramoff probe pressure

Apr 20, 07 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republican John Doolittle has ceded his coveted seat on the House Appropriations Committee—a week after FBI agents made a surprise raid on his Virginia home. Doolittle and his wife, Julie, a consultant, are under investigation for their ties to besmirched fundraiser Jack Abramoff. More »

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FBI • politics • John Doolittle • House Appropriations Committee • Jack Abramoff • House of Representatives

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