Has your state taxes tripled ?
Maverick
the money directly to the taxpayer,while the progressive liberals are
raising taxes to counter this leak in there Hover Damn surplus.
Pretty soon you'll see what kind of state government you have. "Most"
have already tripled state income taxes in the last two years,in
private session of course !
The Liberals do not want you to see there spending spree gone wild !!
Spending bill could spur 1st Bush veto
April 26, 2006
BY ANDREW TAYLOR
WASHINGTON -- The White House promises to veto a huge Senate bill to
pay for the rising costs of the war in Iraq unless the cost to
taxpayers is scaled back to his original requests.
The must-pass $106.5 billion bill exceeds President Bush's February
request by more than $14 billion with add-ons for farm aid, highway
repairs and aid to the Gulf Coast fishing industry, drawing the ire of
the White House and conservative Republicans.
"The Administration is seriously concerned with the overall funding
level and the numerous unrequested items included in the Senate bill
that are unrelated to the war or emergency hurricane relief needs,"
said an official White House statement issued Tuesday.
$27 billion for hurricane relief
Even as the White House raised the potential of a first-ever Bush veto
over the bill's cost, the administration asked the Senate on Tuesday
for $2.2 billion more to repair and strengthen levees in and around New
Orleans. The request wouldn't add to the overall cost of the bill since
it was accompanied by a decrease in funding for Federal Emergency
Management Agency disaster funds.
But the White House acknowledges FEMA coffers would now have to be
replenished again in the fall instead of next year under the new
proposal.
The underlying bill contains $67.6 billion for Pentagon war operations
and $27.1 billion for hurricane relief, including grants to states to
build and repair housing and $2.1 billion for levees and flood control
projects. The funding for hurricane relief exceeds Bush's request by
$7.4 billion.
But the Senate bill also contains numerous Appropriations
Committee-approved provisions that have added to its price tag, much to
the disappointment of other Republicans and the White House.
The add-ons include $4 billion for farmers hit by drought, floods and
high energy costs.
AP