The two senators, who run the appropriations subcommittee that handles foreign aid, could block further assistance to Yugoslavia, Mr. Leahy said.
Second, state and federal governments who provide support to students and institutions run their appropriations as part of an annual cycle governed by incrementalism and inertia.
If history is any guide, the differences of opinion between the Senate and the House regarding overall budget levels may run this Appropriations bill aground.
So, Speaker Cheshire Cat said he told the governor he and his "agents" were not being persuasive in their working groups and he was going to be running an appropriations bill.
The senator says he is, in principle, against politicians doing an end run around the appropriations process to get special stuff for their districts.
The first is a bill (or rather, the continuing resolution) to provide funding for federal agencies after Sept. 30, when their current appropriations run out.
"There is no question that in a legislative body relationships matter in terms of committee assignments in the short and long run, and the appropriation process going forward, and with perhaps having a seat at the table when key decisions are made," said Mr. Feeney, whose platform includes property tax relief, homeland security issues and generic drug availability.
The calculations do not include any additional spending in Iraq and Afghanistan after early next year, when current appropriations will run out.
And then when it comes to the [continuing resolution to fund the government], the same kinds of problems they're running into -- when they have such a severe cut in their spending -- that they're running into in the appropriations bills, is going to amplify itself in the negotiations.
Stenberg says artists like Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus are examples of white mainstream musicians whose music videos are proof that cultural appropriation runs rampant.
