http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Senate_Committee_on_AppropriationsFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:17:05 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/06/11/war.funding.photos/tztop.razor.wire.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/war.funding.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/war.funding.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate and House negotiators tasked with finalizing a compromise on a $105 billion bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan rejected a provision Thursday night that would have prohibited the release of photos showing alleged detainee abuse.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/09/news/tarp.repayment.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/09/news/tarp.repayment.fortune/index.htmDon't expect TARP-free banks to unleash a torrent of loans to cash-strapped consumers.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/harkin.guantanamo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/harkin.guantanamo/index.html#cnnSTCTextA day after House Democrats rejected the president's funding request to close down the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a senior Senate Democrat said he and other key senators may support the request.Tue, 05 May 2009 23:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTextListen closely and you'll hear squeals of disgust from a watchdog group tracking congressional pork in the nation's capital.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/03/congress.earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/03/congress.earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite President Obama's vow to reign in earmarks -- pet projects lawmakers use to divert money to their home districts -- it looks like it may be business as usual in Washington.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/10/news/economy/senate_vote/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/10/news/economy/senate_vote/index.htmA massive spending bill that funds the U.S. government for the rest of the budget year passed the Senate on Tuesday despite complaints about nearly $8 billion in what critics called "pork-barrel" projects.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/campbell.brown.byrd/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/campbell.brown.byrd/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe have lived through a week unlike any other in our nation's history. We are not the same country on Friday that we were on Monday.Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell testified in Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial Friday, saying the Republican from Alaska has a "sterling" character.Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/15/obama.earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/15/obama.earmarks/index.html#cnnSTCTextLast year Sen. Barack Obama, submitted a laundry list of federal funding requests, known as earmarks, to the Senate Appropriations Committee: 112 earmarks totaling more than $330 million in taxpayer funds. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/04/airport.screening/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/04/airport.screening/index.html#cnnSTCTextHomeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told a Senate panel Tuesday that the government needs to look for new ways to improve airport screening.Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/26/iraq.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/26/iraq.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates is asking for nearly $190 billion from Congress to help fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, an increase from the amount requested earlier this year. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/07/news/companies/mattel_congress/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/07/news/companies/mattel_congress/index.htmMattel and its CEO will face questions from House and Senate panels in the coming weeks about procedures for alerting federal regulators about hazardous toys and the problems of recalls of products made in China, according to a published report.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/04/22/air.traffic/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/04/22/air.traffic/index.htmlTraffic at the nation's airports is rebounding, but the Transportation Department's inspector general cautioned Thursday that the improvement hasn't come without problems.Thu, 22 Apr 2004 20:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/20/senate.spending/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/20/senate.spending/index.htmlSenate Democrats and a handful of Republicans blocked a giant spending bill Tuesday, but Senate leaders from both parties said they expect the legislation to pass by week's end.Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:12:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/08/74840/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/08/74840/index.htmIn a speech to the Association of Community College Trustees, Senator Robert C. Byrd, the West Virginia Democrat who heads the Senate Appropriations Committee, said four-year institutions were . . ...Mon, 08 Apr 1991 04:01:00 EDT