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This week the House passed, with my support, the Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011. The bill cuts total spending by $111 billion in FY2012. The savings are divided as follows:
"The passage of the military construction and veterans funding bill marks a return to regular order and an open process in which every Member can represent their constituents' interests," said Rep. Calvert. "Most importantly, the bill provides the necessary resources for our military and veterans communities."
After the current continuing budget resolution expires at 12:01 a.m. Friday, all "nonessential" government employees will be sent home until Congress passes and the president signs a budget for the remainder of fiscal year 2011. The problem is, no one knows exactly who is considered "essential." A senior administration official said about 800,000 federal employees would be prevented from working in the event of a shutdown. These furloughed workers would not be paid during the shutdown, zapping $1.1 billion out of the economy in unpaid wages for a week-long shutdown.
The head of the Interior Department defended Obama's fiscal 2012 budget request for the agency during a hearing before the House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee.
CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS – ENERGY
March 1, 2011 – 2:11 p.m.
By Geof Koss, CQ Staff
Despite a widely touted reorganization, the Interior Department probably still is not collecting all the revenue owned to the federal government for oil and gas drilling on public lands, independent government officials told key House lawmakers Tuesday.
The Washington Post - Editorials
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
As our nation observes this upcoming Veterans Day, we reaffirm a solemn promise to remember and honor the men and women of the United States Armed Forces – past and present. Although Veterans Day was established to remember and revere the sacrifice of so many, our veterans also deserve to know that their country is looking after them and their families, each and every day.