Thursday, March 17, 2011

We are wearing out the politicians

Senators have passed a three-week spending measure (H. J. RES. 48) to keep the government running through April 8 by a vote of 87-13. It’s already been passed by the House.

According to the AP, this continuing resolution “includes $6 billion in cuts to domestic spending in the budget year that ends Sept. 30.”

The measure would “buy time for talks about passing larger legislation to cover the day-to-day operations of the government until the 2012 budget year begins.”

Both sides say “they’re tired of running the government in two- and three-week installments.Senatus Reporting

They may be tired, but it is working. They might think about gains in productivity. Basically the driver here are Senate interests in special budgets they promised their malproportioned constituents. The Senators need budget Widgets.

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