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Last week, the House of Representatives passed a measure to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year and cut $61 billion in the process. The bill was considered under an open amendment process, and there were hundreds of amendments offered and over a hundred votes cast over the span of a week. This after-action report will look solely at the Congressional appetite to cut spending.
A US lawmaker visiting Bahrain amid an 11-day uprising against the country's monarchy said Thursday that the US Fifth Fleet should remain headquartered there despite the unrest.
Asked whether he had any misgivings about the fleet's continued presence in Bahrain, a key ally of Washington in the Middle East, Republican Representative Joe Wilson replied: "No, none."
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement in response to the release of President Obama's FY2012 budget proposal:
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Speaking last Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio, President Obama asked, "How do we, over the long term, get control of our deficit?" Good question.
Here's the answer suggested by last Thursday's semi-annual budget summary from the Congressional Budget Office: Stop spending so much.
WILSON: Stop the runaway spending spree
Taxpayers instruct lawmakers on payout rollback
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/22/stop-the-runaway-spending-spree/
By Rep. Joe Wilson - The Washington Times
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