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kmfrk on March 31, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Data.gov & 7 Other Sites to Shut Down After Budget...

The House basically controls funding, but I'd be interested to see who specifically voted in favour of cutting the programmes.

protomyth on March 31, 2011 [–]

to back kmfrk the US Constitution says in Article 1 Section 7 that "All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives". This has grown a little in meaning: http://www.usconstitution.net/constfaq_q125.html

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