Article: Defense requests kindle spending debate ; Earmarks help firms that offer good jobs, some say; others claim the proposals are pork-barrel projects.

Article: STATE REP. O'NEILL: APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 25, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... The state legislature's Appropriations Committee Thursday abdicated its responsibility ... Arthur J. O'Neill, an Appropriations Committee member, said today."Although the Appropriations Committee is not obligated to vote ...

Article: Transportation: Senate Appropriations Committee ...
The Bond Buyer;  September 15, 2004 ;     700+ words ...The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday unanimously ... provided in the House Appropriations Committee's recently approved ... approved by the House Appropriations Committee in July. The House could ...

Article: Byrd cedes chairmanship: ; Hawaii's Inouye to head ...
Charleston Gazette;  November 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... down as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - a position that allowed him ... history. He chaired the powerful Appropriations Committee for 10 years and was Senate majority ... replace Byrd as chairman of the Appropriations Committee, which reviews more than $1 ...

Article: Byrd to take over leadership of Senate Appropriations ...
PR Newswire;  April 12, 1988 ;     700+ words ... ... TAKE OVER LEADERSHIP OF SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, April 12 /PRNewswire ... over the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Committee next year. The decision means ... serving as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee," Byrd said. "I intend to ...

Article: Fattah Elevated to Powerful Appropriations ...
PR Newswire;  February 6, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... today to become a member of the Appropriations Committee -- the most powerful committee ... education will be my priority on the Appropriations Committee," said Congressman Fattah ... Congressman Chaka Fattah to the House Appropriations Committee is the best news public education ...

Article: Appropriations Committee Veteran Clerk Hank Moore ...
Business Wire;  January 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Moore served as Clerk of the House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Agriculture ... He has also been active in the Appropriations Committee's consideration of all thirteen ... appropriations bills. Prior to joining the Appropriations Committee, Mr. Moore spent ten years in ...

Article: Byrd resigning as chairman of Appropriations ...
The Washington Times;  November 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday after weeks of speculation ... new day at the top of the Senate Appropriations Committee. As chairman he helped steer ... second-ranking Democrat in the Appropriations Committee, said he was humbled by Mr ...