As noted in a Watcher article [1] earlier this week, with Congress' August recess around the corner, the appropriations [2] process is picking up steam. Or, should I say, it should be picking up steam. I'll let our patented AppropriationsWatch™ do the talking (click to enlarge):
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That's a lot of red, and in this case red means unpassed appropriations bills. This time last year [4], the House had passed eleven bills, the Senate two. This year, that many bills haven't even been voted on by a full appropriations committee. Yikes.
There is a lot of work to do before the next fiscal year starts on Oct. 1. I guess, for accuracy's sake, I should have titled this post: "Get Ready for Continuing Resolutions [5] and One Hell of an Omnibus [6]."
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[1] http://ombwatch.org/node/11168
[2] http://www.c-span.org/guide/congress/glossary/apprbill.htm
[3] http://www.ombwatch.org/files/budget/Approps_Chart_7_30.JPG
[4] http://www.ombwatch.org/node/10252
[5] http://www.c-span.org/guide/congress/glossary/contires.htm
[6] http://www.c-span.org/guide/congress/glossary/omnibus.htm
[7] http://twitter.com/rosenamy