House passes spending authorization bill

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Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) -- The House on Wednesday passed a measure that authorizes almost $1.1 trillion in government spending for the rest of the fiscal year, which would be the same level as last year.

The 212-206 vote on mostly partisan lines sends the measure to the Senate for consideration.

Such spending authorization is necessary to keep the government running, and despite deep divisions between Democrats and Republicans on policy, Congress was expected to pass a measure before the current lame-duck session ends in early January.

President Barack Obama had requested almost $1.14 trillion in spending for the 2011 fiscal year, which began October 1 and ends on September 30, 2011, according to a statement by retiring Rep. David Obey, D-Wisconsin, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/08/house.spending.authorization/

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1. Any of it paid for?

Who are we borrowing it from?

[ProSense]

2. A lot of Democrats in the House

are progressives who are not deficit hawks. Still, I suspect David Obey knows what he's doing in terms of spending.

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3. This is good to hear.