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NVMojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-05 06:35 PM
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More of YOUR TAX DOLLARS for Iraq!
A new PRESS RELEASE has been posted to the US House of Representatives - Committee on Appropriations website.

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Defense:

Highlights of FY06 Defense Appropriations Bill

FY05 Comparable funding : $352.4 billion
FY06 Request: $366.7 billion
FY06 Chairman’s Mark: $408 billion (includes $363.7 billion in base funds and a $45.3 billion bridge fund for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan)

Overall Budgetary Highlights


Military Personnel $84.1 billion
Operation and Maintenance $116.1 billion

more....

http://appropriations.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=488&Month=6&Year=2005
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maxsolomon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-05 06:37 PM
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1. yay! will the iraqis be free after this one?
imagine that much appropriated for alternative fuels research or high speed rail construction.
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Harry S Truman Donating Member (300 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-05 08:42 PM
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2. That's enough money
to liberate the frigging Klingon Empire. Oh, yeah, it's going into pockets. WTF are we anymore????
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