DEMOCRATS GET BACK TO ROOTS: SPENDING SPREE ON INTERIOR AND THE ENVIRONMENT
April 8, 2009
Press Release
Today Congressman Ken Calvert (R-Corona) voted against the Fiscal Year 2008 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, H.R. 2643.
"The funding in this bill is considerably higher than last year's level and the President's request," said Rep. Calvert. "During a time of war, Congress should be conserving funds, not providing a ten percent increase over the President's request to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife."
The fiscal year 2008 Interior Appropriations bill provides $27.6 billion in new discretionary budget authority, an increase of $1.2 billion above the 2007 enacted level and $1.9 billion, or 7.6 percent, above the President's 2008 budget request.
The legislation also includes a Global Climate Change Sense of Congress and provisions that would delay or even prevent energy exploration in Alaska's North Aleutian OCS Planning Area.
Congressman Calvert signed a letter stating he will uphold a Presidential Veto for appropriations bills that exceed the President's request.
"I oppose the large overall increase in federal spending contained in the FY2008 budget resolution and I fully support a Presidential veto for non-defense discretionary funding that irresponsibly spends taxpayer dollars," stated Rep. Calvert.
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"The funding in this bill is considerably higher than last year's level and the President's request," said Rep. Calvert. "During a time of war, Congress should be conserving funds, not providing a ten percent increase over the President's request to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife."
The fiscal year 2008 Interior Appropriations bill provides $27.6 billion in new discretionary budget authority, an increase of $1.2 billion above the 2007 enacted level and $1.9 billion, or 7.6 percent, above the President's 2008 budget request.
The legislation also includes a Global Climate Change Sense of Congress and provisions that would delay or even prevent energy exploration in Alaska's North Aleutian OCS Planning Area.
Congressman Calvert signed a letter stating he will uphold a Presidential Veto for appropriations bills that exceed the President's request.
"I oppose the large overall increase in federal spending contained in the FY2008 budget resolution and I fully support a Presidential veto for non-defense discretionary funding that irresponsibly spends taxpayer dollars," stated Rep. Calvert.
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