The House approved a $463.5 billion stopgap spending bill to fund most government agencies in fiscal 2007.

The House approved a $463.5 billion stopgap spending bill to fund most government agencies in fiscal 2007. The bill was pending in the Senate.

Congress passed only two appropriations bills last year, for the Defense and Homeland Security departments There were gaps in the U.S. system for detecting and deterring terrorist acts in the homeland. That became clear September 11, 2001. The Department of Homeland Security is the george w. bush administration's plug for those gaps. . The Joint Funding Resolution sets spending limits for the rest of the government.

The House Appropriations Committee In the United States government, the Appropriations Committee can refer to either:

the United States House Committee on Appropriations
the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

said most programs are funded at 2006 levels, with increases to cover the cost of pay raises. A few agencies would get more money to cover specific urgent needs--including the Defense Department and VA health programs, the FBI and the Social Security Administration.

Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey Obey can refer to:

*Obedience, the act of following instructions or recognizing someone's authority.

*André Obey, the 20th century French playwright.

*David Obey, US Congressman from Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin (wĭskŏn`sən, –sĭn), upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is divided by the Menominee Democrat, told his colleagues: "We're in a situation where we have to move on. We may have made some wrong decisions, but at least we made them."

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