pelosi makes it plain!

this needs scant explanation;
courtesy speaker nancy pelosi.

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The Facts About the President’s Veto
of Labor-HHS Bill
November 15th, 2007
by Office of the Speaker

Supports Spending $10 Billion
Each Month on War Without End
in Iraq, But Vetoes America’s
Priorities – Calls Them “Excessive”

Tonight the House will vote on whether to override this cruel veto.

On Tuesday, President Bush vetoed the Labor-Health-Education Appropriations bill – a bipartisan and fiscally responsible bill that addresses the needs and priorities of the American people – calling these investments in domestic initiatives dedicated to helping families “excessive.”

Below are some examples of key priorities in the Labor-Health-Education Appropriations bill that the President vetoed compared with how many days in Iraq that money would pay for, based on an estimate by the Congressional Research Service that we are spending $330 million in Iraq every day.

KEY PRIORITIES THE PRESIDENT VETOED

$30 billion – National Institutes of Health: Life Saving Medical Research

(3 Months In Iraq)

$14.8 billion – Title I: Education for the Disadvantaged

(45 Days In Iraq)

$11.3 billion – IDEA State Grants: Special Education

(34 Days In Iraq)

$7.0 billion – Head Start: Early Childhood Education

(21 Days In Iraq)

$3.4 billion – Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services for Veterans

(10 Days In Iraq)

$2.4 billion – LIHEAP: Heating Assistance for Low Income Families

(1 Week In Iraq)

$2.2 billion – Community Health Centers

(6 ¾ Days In Iraq)

$1.5 billion – Job Training & Career Placement Dislocated Workers

(4 ½ Days In Iraq)

$1.2 billion – Career & Vocational Education

(3 ½ Days In Iraq)

$1.1 billion – 21st Century Learning Centers: After School Programs

(3 ½ Days In Iraq)

$228 million – Veterans’ Employment Programs

(16 ½ Hours In Iraq)

$23.6 million – Homeless Veterans Services

(1 ¾ Hours In Iraq)

$9.5 million – Programs for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injuries

(41 ½ Minutes In Iraq)