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Lawmakers begin to push back against proposed program cuts
Legislators agree with the reductions in general, but don't want to see programs that benefit their constituents eliminated.
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New presidential helicopter would get axed under budget
Program is six years behind schedule and the cost has doubled.
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Conferees agree on fiscal 2010 budget resolution
Deal provides $10 billion less in discretionary spending than President Obama recommended in his budget outline.
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Senate takes another step toward finalizing spending blueprint
Negotiators have been named to work through differences on issues including reconciliation.
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Reconciliation seen as main hurdle for conference talks
While the Senate resolution does not include reconciliation instructions, the House resolution has them for healthcare reform and education legislation.
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Report: Congress spent $20 billion on earmarks for fiscal 2009
Alaska led the nation in pork with $322 per capita.
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House passes budget resolution as Senate looks to recess exits
House and Senate staffers will begin conferring during Easter recess to work out a compromise version of the fiscal 2010 blueprint.
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Panels' budget resolutions heading to floor
Senate Democrats spent the better part of two days fending off Republican attempts to trim spending before passing the plan.
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Senate Democrats move ahead on fiscal 2010 budget resolution
Majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would not rule out using the reconciliation process if Republicans threaten to block a floor vote.
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Panel will consider budget resolution this week
The Senate fiscal 2010 budget resolution does not include measure to evade a filibuster on health and climate change legislation.
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Congressional analysts project deeper deficits than Obama
CBO estimates that the fiscal 2010 deficit will be $1.37 trillion.
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Blue Dogs issue budget guidelines ahead of fiscal 2010 action
Fiscally conservative House Democrats recommend holding nondefense domestic spending increases in the budget resolution to the rate of inflation.
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Panels are planning to consider budget resolution next week
Blueprint will be drafted ahead of Obama's detailed budget request, which is expected in April.
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Obama pushes for quick movement on fiscal 2010 spending plan
Floor action on the budget resolution is expected for the week of March 30.
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Appropriations chief says prudence dictates looking into second stimulus
Panel is considering its options in case congressional leaders decide another injection of money into the economy is necessary.
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Senate OKs bill funding agencies until October
Passage of $410 billion omnibus bill prevents Congress from having to approve another continuing resolution.
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Obama calls for earmark overhaul but will sign omnibus
President says bill is "necessary for the ongoing functions of government."
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House speaker suggests second stimulus may be needed
Unemployment rose to 8.1 percent in February as the economy lost 651,000 jobs, the Labor Department reported last week.
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Senate to vote Tuesday on catch-all spending bill
Lawmakers pass another stopgap measure to keep agencies running until Wednesday.
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Senate leader plots endgame for omnibus spending bill
The legislation must be approved by midnight on Friday, when the continuing resolution that has been funding most agencies since October expires.
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