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Appropriations UpdateDecember 18, 2006 - Incoming Leadership Opens possibility of increased Education Funding 109th congress passed a continuing resolution that will fund the government until February 15. The outgoing congress passed only 2 of the 11 appropriations bills, Defense and Homeland Security. Incoming House Appropriations Chair David Obey (D-WI) and Senate Appropriations Chair Robert Byrd (D-W.VA) announced that they will create a joint funding resolution rather than utilizing another continuing resolution which will apply to the FY 07 Budget. Adopting another continuing resolution is problematic because it provides a limited amount of funding currently set at the lowest of the House-approved, or Senate approved FY06 levels. The joint resolution may provide additional funding and an assessment of needs will be conducted at the departmental and agency level. To ease budget pressures a moratorium is being placed on earmarks. The moratorium could free up several billion dollars but it is unclear how much if any will be available for the education budget.
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