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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Ho-Hum in Washington, Another Wartime "Supplemental"

Doesn't this seem like a huge sum of supplemental money?

  • $3.6 billion to expand and improve capabilities of the Afghan security force

More classified-activities creep...:

  • $3.1 billion for classified activities in support of ongoing counterterrorism operations. These activities include support to military operations, intelligence collection and analysis, and overseas law enforcement efforts.


Would someone please tabulate the entire cost to the taxpayers for the amazing facilities at Gitmo?

  • $30.0 million is to implement executive orders for the shut down of the Guantanamo Bay prison and review of the U.S. detention and interrogation procedures;


Should this go through pay-go?

  • $250.0 million in total for the Forest Service ($200 million) and Department of the Interior ($50 million) for wildland fire suppression and emergency rehabilitation of burned areas. Funds would be available if existing appropriations will be imminently exhausted.