Thune Amendment Would Shut Down Much of the Federal Government for Final Months of Fiscal Year
"Senator John Thune has proposed legislation with an obvious surface appeal to those concerned about federal spending and deficits — to cancel 5 percent of appropriated funds for fiscal year 2010, as well as tens of billions of dollars of unspent funds from last year's Recovery Act and other legislation.
"But his legislation [offered as an amendment to pending jobs legislation] would essentially shut down much of the federal government for the last two and a half months of this fiscal year (which ends September 30), threatening such basic services as providing Social Security checks, ensuring food safety, and inspecting mines."
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http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3215
http://www.cbpp.org/files/6-15-10bud.pdf 2pp.
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