Senate Panel Led by Democrats Cuts Obama’s Green Programs
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A U.S. Senate spending panel approved $31.6 billion in energy and water-related programs, about $5 billion less than President Barack Obama requested, as Congress seeks to cut the federal deficit.
The Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee’s measure for fiscal 2012 is also about $57 million less than the current-year budget for the programs. The full Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to vote tomorrow on the proposal, which would provide about $1 billion more than corresponding legislation passed July 15 by the Republican-led House.