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IL - CongressCongress determines budgets for all executive agencies GAO 1/2008-(investigative arm of congress examining payments of the government “Congressional Directives” http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08209.pdf )jc The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to levy taxes, to finance government operations through appropriations, and to prescribe the conditions governing the use of those appropriations. This power is referred to generally as the congressional “power of the purse” and derives from various provisions of the Constitution. Government agencies may not draw money out of the Treasury to fund operations unless Congress has appropriated the money. At its most basic level, this means that it is up to Congress to decide whether to provide funds for a particular program or activity and to fix the level of that funding. It is also well established that Congress can, within constitutional limits, determine the terms and conditions under which an appropriation may be used. In this manner, Congress may use its appropriation power to accomplish policy objectives and to establish priorities among federal programs. A2: Plan goes in 2011 BudgetBudget done for the rest of fiscal 2011 – 2012 compromises underway Charlotte Observer 4/15 (David Lightman, Margaret Talev and William Douglas, “2011 Budget Approved, Let the 2012 Battle Begin” April 15, 2011, http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/04/15/2224193/2011-budget-approved-let-the-2012.html) mihe Congress voted Thursday to keep the federal government running through the end of September. But approval came only after a struggle that saw dozens of conservatives and liberals oppose the pain stakingly crafted compromise spending plan, signaling a difficult path ahead as Congress and the White House begin writing budgets for next year and beyond. The House of Representatives is expected to vote today on a series of budget plans for fiscal 2012, which begins Oct. 1. On Thursday, the House voted 260-167 for a plan that funds the government for the rest of fiscal 2011. It includes $38.5 billion in spending cuts, the largest one-year nondefense cuts ever. The Senate later agreed, 81-19, to the plan worked out between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders a week ago, only hours before much of the government would have run out of money and shut down. The votes foreshadowed conflicts ahead, with 59 House Republicans and 108 Democrats opposing the short-term funding bill, and among them some of the two parties' leadership teams. Republicans have a 241-192 majority in the House. Among the biggest cuts are $5.5 billion from the labor, education and health and human services budgets; $3 billion from agriculture programs; $1.7 billion from energy and water programs; $784 million from homeland security and $2.62 billion from interior and environmental programs. Congress will take a 5 percent hit and will have to reduce office expenses. But the Pentagon will get $5 billion more than it did last year. The bill also bars Guantanamo prisoners from being transferred to the U.S. and prevents the construction or modification of detention facilities in the U.S. to house them. The bill also requires the defense secretary to certify to Congress that a transfer of a detainee to a foreign nation or entity "will not jeopardize the safety of the U.S. and its citizens." These measures are nearly identical to current law. The House today will take up a package authored by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., that could cut $4.4 trillion from projected federal deficits over the next 10 years. Ryan would revamp the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and reduce the top corporate and individual tax rates, now 35 percent, to 25 percent. Obama on Wednesday offered his own broad outline for deficit reduction. He'd cut $4 trillion from deficits over the next 12 years, mixing $3 in spending cuts for every dollar in tax increases. He'd end the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and make no major changes in Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid. Negotiators from both parties are expected to try to craft a compromise, starting next month. 2011 Budget official –2012 budget is next Care2 4/15 (Robin M., “2011 Budget Passed, Title X Defunding Defeated,” April 14, 2011, http://www.care2.com/causes/2011-budget-passed-title-x-defunding-defeated.html) mihe The 2011 budget is finally official, squeaking past the House before being overwhelmingly voted for in the Senate. The Speaker of the House lost 59 Republican votes and was forced to jockey for support from Democratic representatives in order to obtain enough votes to pass the budget bill, which in the end passed 260 to 167. Democrats provided 81 votes in support of the bid, but Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was not one of them. “I voted no on the CR today-we can do better by women, students, #DC and investing in our future,” Pelosi stated on twitter. Despite threats of a filibuster, in the end most Republicans fell into line on the Senate side, where the bill was passed 81 to 19. Also voted on was the controversial plan to end Title X funding for reproductive health care, money that Republicans complained goes predominately to Planned Parenthood. Although it passed the House it was defeated in the Senate 42 to 58, with six Republican senators voting against it. Also defeated was an amendment to defund health care reform, which was defeated 47 to 53. Neither amendment was expected to pass, but were offered stand alone votes as a condition of passing the continuing resolution that averted a government shut down last week. Next up, the 2012 budget and the vote to raise the debt ceiling, two more highly charged congressional debates. ***General AffNo TradeoffNo trade-off—Obama will just increase overall spending MarketWatch 8 ("Guns or butter ... why not both? Democrats ask", http://www.marketwatch.com/story/guns-or-butter-why-not-both-democrats-ask?pagenumber=1)jc Democrats have an ambitious agenda in this year's election: To stimulate the economy, cut taxes for middle-class families and seniors, increase spending on vital domestic issues, and not blow up the federal deficit. But their plans to promote the general welfare could be hobbled by an equally urgent need: To protect America from its enemies, foreign and domestic. 'There are just so many things that need to be fixed. If we don't start funding the Veterans Administration, if we don't start taking care of the veterans, the cost to America will be so significantly great in the future. Shame on us.' It's an age-old dilemma: Should the government provide guns or butter? Ideally, of course, it could do both. And perhaps if Sen. Barack Obama does end the Iraq war, the nation could enjoy a small peace dividend that could pay for some of the things his party wants to do. The choice between guns or butter is a false one; it's really a matter of priorities, said Larry Mishel, president of the labor-funded Economic Policy Institute. Perhaps this is especially so in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Mishel paraphrased Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., as saying: "On Sept. 10, there was no money for anything. On Sept. 12, there was money for everything." Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 0.51 Mb. Share with your friends:
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