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NADO NEWS SPECIAL REPORT
FINAL FY2010 APPROPRIATIONS REVIEW AND FY2011 BUDGET REQUEST:
BUDGETS REFLECT SHIFT IN CONGRESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATION DOMESTIC SPENDING PRIORITIES

In December 16, President Obama signed into law omnibus appropriations legislation (HR 3288; P.L. 111‐117) containing a total of $446.8 billion in discretionary spending and combining the Commerce‐ Justice‐Science, Financial Services, Labor‐HHSEducation, Military Construction‐VA, State‐Foreign operations and Transportation‐HUD spending bills; an increase of 12.5 percent over the $397.1 billion provided for the same measures in FY2009. The FY2010 budget process saw the administration unveil new initiatives that should be a staple of budgets and policy initiatives to come over the next three years, including livable/sustainable communities, global climate change, green infrastructure, regional innovation and energy efficiency/energy independence.

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