Sentence examples for spending panels from inspiring English sources

The Congressional spending panels said the $29.4 billion for 2004 was an increase of almost $536 million over amounts approved for this year.

When Republicans took control of the Senate in the November elections, members of the spending panels agreed to stick close to Mr. Bush's spending limits, which complicated their efforts to put together a final package that included the drought relief.

An NIH official says that should happen by end of April, before spending panels draw up NIH's budget for 2012.

The first real test will come this spring, when congressional budget committees issue roadmaps to spending panels overseeing specific agencies.

Congressional spending panels are taking nicks and cuts out of the 2010 budget request for the Department of Energy DOEE).

► On Thursday, new chairs for two House of Representatives spending panels that "hold sway over large chunks of federal research spending" were announced.

Lawmakers and analysts say there were other factors at work in the defeats this year of Mr. Bennett and three other incumbent members of the spending panel.

The Senate spending panel was a bit more sympathetic.

Earlier this week, a Senate spending panel approved its version of a DOE spending bill.

It is also more generous than the $406 million approved earlier this month by a House of Representatives spending panel.

That explanation didn't appear to satisfy members of the spending panel.