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Costing Out the Farm Bill and the Upcoming War Spending Debate
    WASHINGTON, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This is the
WashingtonWatch.com federal legislative update for the week of May 26,
2008.

    The House and Senate are not meeting this Memorial Day week. We will
take this time to briefly look at a bill recently passed, and one to be
considered when Congress returns.

    Last week the president vetoed H.R. 2419, the Food and Energy Security
Act of 2007. The Congress promptly overrode the president's veto, passing
the bill into law.

    Among other things, Public Law 110-234, the Food and Energy Security
Act of 2007 provides for the continuation of agricultural programs through
fiscal year 2012. Passage of the bill will cost the average U.S. family
about $5,650.



    P.L. 110-234
    The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007
    Costs $5,643.27 per family
    What People Think: 32% For, 68% Against
    http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-234.html
    The House and Senate continue to debate a spending bill for military
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The most recent version of H.R. 2642,
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, also includes spending to extend
unemployment benefits and college aid to veterans, plus a tax on the
wealthy to offset the costs of the veterans program.

    http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5749.html

    http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_22.html

    Passage of the H.R. 2642, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
would cost the average U.S. family a little under $1,700.



    H.R. 2642
    The Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
    Costs $1,677.28 per family
    What People Think: 44% For, 56% Against
    http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2642.html
    Displayed below are new, updated, and passed items with their cost or
savings per family.



    New Items

    H.R. 5876
    The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008
    Costs $6.81 per family
    http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5876.html

    H.R. 6028
    The Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized
    Crime Authorization Act of 2008
    Costs $13.87 per family
    http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6028.html

    H.R. 5959
    The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
    Costs $6.08 per family
    http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5959.html

    Updated Items

    H.R. 5658
    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
    Costs $5,651.48 per family
    http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5658.html

    H.R. 6049
    The Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008
    Saves $72.16 per family
    http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6049.html

    Passed Items

    P.L. 110-231
    To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of
    programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    beyond May 16, 2008
    http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-231.html

    P.L. 110-232
    The Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection
    Act of 2008
    http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-232.html

    P.L. 110-233
    The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007
    Costs $0.00 per family
    http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-233.html

    P.L. 110-234
    The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007
    Costs $5,643.27 per family
    http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-234.html
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