NTU urges all Representatives to vote “NO” on H.R. 3288, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2009. This “multibus” package includes six of the seven remaining appropriations bills: CJS, Financial Services, Labor-HHS, MilCon-Veterans, State-Foreign Ops, and THUD. H.R. 3288 contains a total of nearly $450 billion – 13 percent above the 2009 enacted level.
At a time when our nation is faced with a sagging economy, the last thing we need is unbridled spending that will only worsen the federal budget deficit, which is already expected to approach $1.2 trillion next year. Equally disturbing are the 5,224 earmarks worth $3.8 billion. Doling out billions in pork and larding up agency budgets are never wise policies, but in the current economic environment they are fiscally suicidal.
A “NO” vote on H.R. 3288, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, will be heavily weighted as a pro-taxpayer vote in our annual Rating of Congress.
If you have any questions, please contact NTU Federal Government Affairs Manager Jordan Forbes at (703) 683-5700.
