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that appropriated $250 billion for ongoing military operations and domestic programs. This law is an example of an

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, a bill that grants the government permission to spend a certain amount of money.

Overview

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and

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into 2009. * $63 billion over 10 years for improved veterans' education benefits, called the

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. * $12.5 billion over two years for an additional 13 weeks of

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. * $2.7 billion to replenish disaster aid and relief funds after the

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. * Blocks of six new

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rules that would have cut state funding by $10 billion over the next five years. * $10.1 billion in other spending.

References

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