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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sc70/atom_news" rel="self"/>
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  <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author>
    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/49573</id>
  <entry>
    <title>The Slow Start on Fiscal 2009 Has Some Seeing a Truncated ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docid=news-000002715399" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/commentary/2202988</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQPolitics.com,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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With a final budget resolution ( H Con Res 31 , S Con Res 70 ) adopted, the House could start moving spending bills. But some lawmakers think there could be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docid=news-000002715399"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>UPDATE - McCain Economic Plan: Too Little, Too Late Says DNC</title>
    <link href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/article/update-mccain-economic-plan-little-late-says-dnc_558038_1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-11:/commentary/2032580</id>
    <updated>2008-04-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FOXBusiness</name>
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[2008 Senate Amendment 4155 to S.Con.Res.70, agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote; Thomas.loc.gov; NBC 10 Philadelphia, 3/13/2008, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/article/update-mccain-economic-plan-little-late-says-dnc_558038_1.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>UPDATE - McCain Economic Plan: Too Little, Too Late Says DNC</title>
    <link href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/update--mccain-economic-plan-too-little-too-late-says-dnc,347903.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/commentary/2030585</id>
    <updated>2008-04-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Earthtimes,&amp;nbsp;UK</name>
    </author>
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[2008 Senate Amendment 4155 to S.Con.Res.70, agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote; Thomas.loc.gov; NBC 10 Philadelphia, 3/13/2008, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/update--mccain-economic-plan-too-little-too-late-says-dnc,347903.shtml"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Veteran Benefits Cut Again</title>
    <link href="http://www.onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/blog/show/1486" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-02:/commentary/1999938</id>
    <updated>2008-04-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OnMilwaukee.com,&amp;nbsp;Milwaukee</name>
    </author>
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... (http://www.youtube.com/user/USDRONLINE). Please support HR 333 and S Amendment 4162 to S Con Res 70. This information was obtained from the USDR web page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/blog/show/1486"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>No More March Madness: Specter Wants to End Vote-a-Ramas</title>
    <link href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=1&amp;amp;amp;docID=news-000002695152" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-01:/commentary/1995708</id>
    <updated>2008-04-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQPolitics.com,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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But after 14 hours of floor votes last month on the fiscal 2009 budget resolution ( S Con Res 70 ), sentiment is growing that the time is ripe for a change. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=1&amp;amp;docID=news-000002695152"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>No More March Madness: Specter Wants to End Vote-a-Ramas</title>
    <link href="http://cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&amp;amp;amp;docID=news-000002695152" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-01:/commentary/2007648</id>
    <updated>2008-04-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQPolitics.com,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
But after 14-hours of floor votes last month on the fiscal 2009 budget resolution ( S Con Res 70 ), sentiment is growing that the time is ripe for a change. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&amp;amp;docID=news-000002695152"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Democrats Set Their Sights on Reversing the Budget Resolution Curse</title>
    <link href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&amp;amp;amp;docID=news-000002693834" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-28:/commentary/1988753</id>
    <updated>2008-03-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQPolitics.com,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The fiscal 2009 budget blueprints that the House and Senate ( S Con Res 70 , H Con Res 312 ) adopted the week of March 10 will require negotiators to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&amp;amp;docID=news-000002693834"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>OBAMA'S ECONOMIC INEPTITUDE</title>
    <link href="http://www.politickernv.com/jkcooper/1099/obamas-economic-ineptitude" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-28:/commentary/1988755</id>
    <updated>2008-03-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PolitickerNV,&amp;nbsp;NV</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
(S. Con. Res. 70, CQ Vote #85: Adopted 51-44: R 2-43; D 47-1; I 2-0, 3/14/08, Obama Voted Yea) The Democrats' Budget Would Raise Taxes On Individuals ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.politickernv.com/jkcooper/1099/obamas-economic-ineptitude"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Republican National Committee: Obama's Economic Ineptitude</title>
    <link href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;amp;amp;STORY=/www/story/03-26-2008/0004780861&amp;amp;amp;EDATE=" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-26:/commentary/1988757</id>
    <updated>2008-03-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PR Newswire (press release),&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
(S. Con. Res. 70, CQ Vote #85: Adopted 51-44: R 2-43; D 47-1; I 2-0, 3/14/08, Obama Voted Yea) -- The Democrats' Budget Would Raise Taxes On Individuals ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;amp;STORY=/www/story/03-26-2008/0004780861&amp;amp;EDATE="&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Farm Bill and the Federal Budget Process</title>
    <link href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;amp;amp;STORY=/www/story/03-24-2008/0004778716&amp;amp;amp;EDATE=" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-24:/commentary/1988754</id>
    <updated>2008-03-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PR Newswire (press release),&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S.Con. Res. 70 is the Senate's budget resolution. They both call for a little over $25000 in spending per US family in the coming fiscal year. H. Con. Res. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;amp;STORY=/www/story/03-24-2008/0004778716&amp;amp;EDATE="&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Protests and Positioning Mark Anniversary of Iraq Invasion</title>
    <link href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/docs/news-2690660" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-19:/commentary/1988756</id>
    <updated>2008-03-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQPolitics.com,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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... congressional Democrats in both chambers included only $70 billion for the war in their fiscal 2009 budget resolutions ( H Con Res 312 , S Con Res 70 ). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/docs/news-2690660"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate, House Pass Budget Reconciliation Bills</title>
    <link href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/100776.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-17:/commentary/2050221</id>
    <updated>2008-03-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Medical News Today (press release),&amp;nbsp;UK</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
312 and S. Con. Res. 70) that would increase spending for health care and other domestic programs and "would torpedo hundreds of billions of dollars in tax ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/100776.php"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama Spend-O-Rama</title>
    <link href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=25496" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-14:/commentary/1725750</id>
    <updated>2008-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Human Events,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... for the purpose of fully funding 111 new or expanded federal spending programs&amp;#8221; and, referencing S. Con. Res. 70, the Fiscal Year 2009 budget proposal, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=25496"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Republican National Committee: Dems' High-Tax Tandem</title>
    <link href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/republican-national-committee-dems-high-tax-tandem,315195.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-14:/commentary/1727927</id>
    <updated>2008-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Earthtimes,&amp;nbsp;UK</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
(S. Con. Res. 70, CQ Vote #43: Rejected 47-52: R 47-2; D 0-48; I 0-2, 3/13/08, Clinton and Obama Voted Nay) Clinton And Obama Voted Against An Extension Of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/republican-national-committee-dems-high-tax-tandem,315195.shtml"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>John McCain Vote Skipping Leads to Laughable Hypocrisy</title>
    <link href="http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/03/7660_john_mccain_vot.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-14:/commentary/1727928</id>
    <updated>2008-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mother Jones,&amp;nbsp;CA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
[2008 Senate Amendment 4155 to S.Con.Res.70, agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote; Thomas.loc.gov] McCain TODAY: Complained About Wait Times at VA Hospitals. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/03/7660_john_mccain_vot.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Alexander Votes For "Earmark" Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_123914.asp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-14:/commentary/1727929</id>
    <updated>2008-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Chattanoogan,&amp;nbsp;TN</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate voted 29 to 71 against waiving the Budget Act to allow for consideration of the amendment offered by Senator Jim DeMint to S. Con. Res. 70 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_123914.asp"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Passes Democratic Budget Plan</title>
    <link href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7383789" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-14:/commentary/1727930</id>
    <updated>2008-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Guardian,&amp;nbsp;UK</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... worth of Bush-proposed cuts to Medicare and the Medicaid health care program for the poor and disabled. The bills are H. Con. Res. 312 and S. Con. Res. 70.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7383789"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate, House Pass Budget Reconciliation Bills</title>
    <link href="http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=50969" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-14:/commentary/1736155</id>
    <updated>2008-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kaiser network.org,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
312 and S. Con. Res. 70) that would increase spending for health care and other domestic programs and "would torpedo hundreds of billions of dollars in tax ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=50969"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate approves federal budget that would torpedo Bush tax cuts ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08074/865205-28.stm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-14:/commentary/1737111</id>
    <updated>2008-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pittsburgh Post Gazette,&amp;nbsp;PA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... worth of Bush-proposed cuts to Medicare and the Medicaid health care program for the poor and disabled. The bills are H. Con. Res. 312 and S. Con. Res. 70.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08074/865205-28.stm"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate blocks moratorium on earmarks</title>
    <link href="http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/03/14/afx4771923.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/commentary/2040406</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Forbes,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
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312 and S. Con. Res. 70. Neither the Subscriber nor AFX News warrants the completeness or accuracy of the Service or the suitability of the Service as a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/03/14/afx4771923.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Endorses Post-Bush Tax Hikes</title>
    <link href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7383432" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/commentary/2050220</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Guardian,&amp;nbsp;UK</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... worth of Bush-proposed cuts to Medicare and the Medicaid health care program for the poor and disabled. The bills are H. Con. Res. 312 and S. Con. Res. 70.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7383432"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House OK's Budget Plan With Tax Hikes</title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/a-1277128~House_OK_s_Budget_Plan_With_Tax_Hikes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/commentary/2045763</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Examiner.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... endorse Bush's even more generous $36 billion, or 7 percent, increase for the core Pentagon budget. The bills are H. Con. Res. 312 and S. Con. Res. 70.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.examiner.com/a-1277128~House_OK_s_Budget_Plan_With_Tax_Hikes.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate adds money to tackle VA claims backlog</title>
    <link href="http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/03/military_vaclaims_senate_031308w/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/commentary/1724579</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NavyTimes.com,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
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The Senate&amp;#8217;s budget resolution, S. Con. Res. 70, which lays out guidelines for federal spending for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, already included a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/03/military_vaclaims_senate_031308w/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Inhofe coutlines budget amendments</title>
    <link href="http://www.tulsatoday.com/newsdesk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;amp;id=1490&amp;amp;amp;Itemid=2" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/commentary/1724580</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tulsa Today,&amp;nbsp;OK</name>
    </author>
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made the following statements regarding the Senate Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res.70): &amp;#8220;As our economy goes through a period of uncertainty, the family budget ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tulsatoday.com/newsdesk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1490&amp;amp;Itemid=2"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Presidential Hopefuls to Vote on Budget</title>
    <link href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7381019" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/commentary/1724581</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Guardian,&amp;nbsp;UK</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... endorse Bush's even more generous $36 billion, or 7 percent, increase for the core Pentagon budget. The bills are H. Con. Res. 312 and S. Con. Res. 70.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7381019"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Weighs Budget Plans</title>
    <link href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gSu1RI33g5jZfU8YAz7ZFmoPbb7AD8VC28F01" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-12:/commentary/1720020</id>
    <updated>2008-03-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Associated Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Votes were not expected by either chamber of Congress until Thursday. The bills are H. Con. Res. 312 and S. Con. Res. 70.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gSu1RI33g5jZfU8YAz7ZFmoPbb7AD8VC28F01"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Presidential Candidates Set to Cosponsor DeMint&amp;#8217;s Earmark Moratorium</title>
    <link href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&amp;amp;amp;docID=news-000002684871" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-11:/commentary/1715731</id>
    <updated>2008-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQPolitics.com,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate kicked off debate on its version of the fiscal 2009 budget plan ( S Con Res 70 ) on Monday and plans to start considering amendments Tuesday. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&amp;amp;docID=news-000002684871"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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