In order to hold the omnibus to President Bush’s spending cap of $933 billion — not including budget gimmicks or “emergency” funding, of course — lawmakers made their share of cuts to some programs and boosted spending for others. Here’s a list of the winners and losers.
Lawmakers boosted funding for these programs:
• NEA Increase: $20 million increase for the National Endowment of the Arts
• Foreign Aid Increase: $1.5 billion increase for state and foreign operations
• AFL-CIO Grants: two non-competitive grants for the AFL-CIO totaling $3.7 million
• New Office Building: $16 million to convert the former FDA building for use by the House. In addition to the Capitol, the House already has four office buildings—and is still yet to complete construction on a new Capitol Visitors Center.
These programs will be shortchanged in fiscal 2008:
• BRAC: The President’s Budget Request for BRAC is reduced by $900 million.
• Nuclear Weapons Modernization: Democrats eliminated all funding ($89 million requested) for the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) which helps modernize the nuclear weapons stockpile. Absent funding, the performance and reliability of existing weapons may require maintenance of an even larger stockpile in the future.
• IDEA Cuts: The Democrat Omnibus diverts $23 million from IDEA funding to fund a new and untested program for state personnel development.
• Adoption Cuts: Reduced funding for the Adoption Incentives Program from $9.5 million to $4.3 million.
• Farm Service Agencies: Funded at $98 million below the request.
Hat Tip: House Minority Whip Roy Blunt
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