Appropriations ride omnibus
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
House appropriators submits conference report Nov. 25 attaching remaining spending bills, including Labor/HHS, to HR 2673, originally Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies appropriations. FDA would receive $1.39 bil., up $13.2 mil. from FY 2003 in bill. Labor/HHS package increases 4% to $139.76 bil., with NIH allotted $27.98 bil., a 7% increase accounting for one-time costs in 2003...