From the Capitol Insider put out by the Disability Policy Collaboration:
Congress continues to make slow progress on enacting FY 2010 appropriations bills. Conference reports on two appropriations bills are scheduled for floor votes in the House and Senate [but not the bill covering Social Security]. The Congress will also need to pass an extension on the Continuing Resolution (CR) that expires at the end of this week. A CR keeps those programs and agencies whose FY 2010 appropriations are still pending operating at FY 2009 levels. The next CR is expected to last through November and possibly December. An Omnibus Appropriations bill, which would combine all the FY 2010 appropriations not yet enacted into law, becomes increasingly likely before the end of the year.
White House and Congress all controlled by Democrats, with near filibuster-proof majority, and they still cannot get the budgets passed. So much for change we can believe in.
ReplyDeleteNote the word "near" before filibuster-proof majority. Little things do matter.
ReplyDeleteIf they would stop screwing around with health care "reform" they could get something done.
ReplyDeleteCR's are already the laziest way to appropriate funds. And now they can't even do that...
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