Appropriations Panels Boost EDA Funding Over Administration Request

摘要

The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a fiscal 2009 Commerce Department appropriations bill (S. 3182) that includes $200 million for Economic Development Administration (EDA) programs, along with $32.8 million for salaries and expenses. The EDA program funding in the Senate measure is down from the $249.1 million appropriated for fiscal 2008, but is double the Administration's 2009 budget request. The House Appropriations Committee has not yet reported out its version of the funding bill, but the panel approved $250 million for EDA programs, including $14.7 million for the global climate change mitigation fund.