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Reports the appropriations allotted by the U.S. government on homeland security. Negotiations on the fiscal 2003 budget prepared by U.S. President George W. Bush; Discussion on the prevention of bio-terrorism and information-sharing technology; Regulation on Internet crimes. INSET: Bush's Homeland Budget & Congress' Response.

Discusses the efforts of United States President George W. Bush to pass a bill that will boost the economic condition of the country. Information on the economic stimulus package developed by lawmakers in Congress; Arguments raised by the economic stimulus package; Discussion on appropriations bills. INSETS: Brandishing Bush Letter, Lawmakers Close In on Seven ...;What's Hot, What's Not: Handicapping the Stimulus Package.

Discusses the proposals for the 2001 federal budget in the United States. Debates over the issue of budget surpluses; Proposals for Medicare and Social Security trust funds; Outlook for 2001 budget surpluses; Tax-cuts initiatives of Republicans. INSET: Shrinking Surplus Promotes Restraint As Supplemental Heads to....

Offers a look at the fiscal 2000 budget proposed by United States President Bill Clinton both by agency and by function. Agriculture; Commerce; Defense; Education; Energy; Health and Human Services; Housing and Urban Development; Justice; Labor; State; Transportation; Government branches; Independent agencies.

Reports on the call of U.S. House Republican legislators for an increase in the fiscal 2003 spending bill for Labor Department, Health and Human Services, and Education. Information on the decision of the Appropriations Committee; Budget concerns raised by Republic legislators; Stand of House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) on the issue.

Reports on the appropriations bill in the U.S. for fiscal year 2003. Amount of appropriations requested by U.S. President George W. Bush; Opinion on the appropriations dilemma; Position of the administration on domestic bills.

Reports the opposition of political parties on the fiscal 2002 supplemental spending bill in the U.S. Details of the appropriation bill; Concerns raised by legislators in both parties; Amount allocated for the appropriations bill; Problems with the consensus in the Congress.

Discusses issues on the homestate earmarks in the United States. Request of several members of the House for funding of special projects in their homestates; Immediate actions of the Congress in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Reports that continuing resolutions would play a less prominent role in the United States House-Senate conference negotiations on appropriations measures that is expected not to meet its deadline in 2001. Details on the bills that have not begun to move in the House; Effect of the continuing resolutions on former President Bill Clinton; Position of House Republicans on vetoes. INSET: What's Ahead for the Spending Bills.

Reports on the dispute over the passage of a legislation governing defense and social appropriation in the United States. Impact of the legislation on President George W. Bush; Suggestions from lawmakers; Compromise seen by Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) for the passage of the legislation. INSET: Defense Spending Bills Clear Early--Most of the Time.

Discusses the challenge in a United States Senate deal to take up the fiscal 2001 supplemental appropriations bill for defense and natural disaster relief. Allegations of the Democrats regarding the motive of the Republican Party; Limits to the fiscal 2002 spending bill; Request for additional military funds. INSET: Wielding the Waiver: PAYGO Rule, Budget Cap as Political Weapons.

Reports on the status of the fiscal 2001 appropriations bills in the United States (U.S.) as of September 2000. Conferences agreement on the energy and water development measure; Comments from U.S. President Bill Clinton on the proposed spending bills; Political disputes associated with the measures; Negotiations on the budget allocations for the Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development departments. INSET: Discretionary Spending: Intent vs. Results.

Offers a look at the difficulties faced by Republican leaders in the United States Congress in passing several fiscal 2001 appropriations bills as of June 2000. Details on President Bill Clinton's proposed education and health care spending bills; Approval of a campaign finance amendment from Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.); Details on the budget resolution passed by the Republicans; Views of House and Senate leaders on supplemental spending.

Contends that Republican leaders in the United States (US) trying to advance their fiscal budget will find themselves in an ideological vise. Rift on the US Senate Budget Committee; Limitations on the discretionary spending on non-defense programs; Effort to undermine the fiscal policy credibility of presidential nominee George W. Bush.

Provides information on the fiscal 2002 midyear appropriations bill in the U.S. Value allocated to appropriation subcommittees; Arguments raised by legislators on the bill; Details of the discretionary spending proposal of U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.).

Assesses the fiscal 2003 budget presented by U.S. President George W. Bush and the issue on budget deficits. Financial projections released by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget; Discussion on the tax cut and payment systems; Spending bill on Medicare payments and Social Security. INSET: Two Views of the Bottom Line.

Reports on appropriations bills that will supplement the emergency spending package requested by United States President George W. Bush as of October 27, 2001. Amount that the Congress and Bush have agreed to spend in fiscal 2002; Supplemental spending bill passed by the Congress; Requests of a report released by Representative David R. Obey (D-Wis.); Conference reports that are to be considered on the floor during the week of October 29.

Presents updates on the midyear fiscal 2001 spending package in the United States (U.S.) as of July 2001. Spending measures pushed by the U.S. Congress; Amount of additional discretionary budget authority in fiscal 2001; Details of a House provision that designates emergency spending. INSET: Midyear Spending Highlights.

Focuses on the conflicting views of congressional Republicans in the United States (U.S.) regarding unfinished appropriations bills for fiscal 2001. Discussion on the issues being considered in the allocation of government spending such as the trade relations with China and the tax reconciliation measure; Arguments raised by the U.S Republican leaders; Stand of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee on the issue.

Discusses the issues associated with the fiscal 2001 appropriations process and budget allocations in the United States (U.S.) as of May 2000. Differences in the views of the Senate and the House on budget allocations; Funds for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Housing and Urban Development; Problems with the budget allocation. INSET: Discretionary Spending Limits.

Focuses on the appropriations for the fiscal 2000 supplemental spending bill in the United States (U.S.). Approval of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee; Efforts of Republicans to mark up the fiscal 2001 budget resolutions; Disputes in the budgeting; Coverage of the appropriations; Actions of the U.S. Congressional Budget Office.

Provides information on the bills and issues under consideration by the United States Congress. Spending bill for Washington D.C.; Cloture petition to bring up the stalled bankruptcy overhaul bill; Subpoena issued to government officials during the siege of the Branch Davidian sect in Waco, Texas.

Deals with the complaint of Wall Street representatives on the legislated fees on stock transactions. Pros and cons of the proposal for a fee cut; Budget of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); Significance of the Section 31 fees.

The article reports on the 2010 fiscal year budget proposal of the administration of U.S. Taking a closer look at the budget baseline, the figures are noted to have the likelihood of providing a starting point of the estimated effects of tax or spending proposals. Relative to this, three major factors which are found to complicate the baseline are likewise highlighted and discussed.

Discusses issues on budget for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal 2003. Background on the budget proposed by the office of President George W. Bush; Comments from the Democratic Party; Discussion on how the office of the president dealt with the criticisms.

Focuses on the bipartisan budget agreement reached by U.S. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Senator Pete V. Domenici (R-N. M.). Details of the fiscal 2003 appropriations deal; Opposition against the deal.

Reports that the White House has announced a second short-term transfer loan for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. Amount of the loan; Reason for shifting fund from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Aim of the loan.

Focuses on a dispute over an emergency spending package aimed to recover from and respond to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Price tag of the package; Biggest fight over the bill. INSET: House Package Highlights.

Reports on the passage of the 2002 appropriations bills for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education by the United States Congress. Overview of the developments on specific bills; Extension of the stopgap spending law; Approval of a bill raising the fiscal 2002 spending cap.

Reports on the start of debates on appropriations bills in the United States (U.S.) Congress in July 2001. Debate over a fiscal 2001 supplemental spending bill in the Senate on July 9, 2001; Factors affecting House and Senate appropriators' ability to compromise; Attitude of the U.S. Department of Defense toward the clearance of the supplemental spending bill.

Reports that the United States (U.S.) Congress has cleared a foreign operations conference report that included a provision to raise the statutory cap on October 25, 2000. Details on the U.S. Congress' discretionary spending limit.

Focuses on the fiscal 2000 supplemental appropriations bill of the United States (U.S.). Amount of midyear spending approved by U.S. Congressional leaders; Components of the supplemental appropriations bill; Allocation of discretionary funding;

Reports that the efforts for discretionary spending in the United States fiscal 2001 budget resolution might affect the resolution's deadline. Failure of leaders to reach a bicameral agreement on a proposed discretionary spending level; Comparison of the consensus on an overall spending level among Republicans in the House and Senate; Ramification of spending measure for the fiscal 2001 budget.

Highlights the content fiscal 2000 budget bill for the United States (US) Department of the Treasury being debated in the US Congress. Versions of the bills in the US House and the US Senate; Chances for the passage of the bill.

States that an an agreement was reached between the United States (US) House and US Senate for the the fiscal 2000 budget of the US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service. Highlights on the budget bill; Expected adoption by the US Senate and US House of the agreement.