House Defeats HHS-Spending Bill; University Still Receives Funding
Louis Dupart Partner Fleishman and Walsh, LLP ?In a stunning setback for House GOP leaders, a $142.5 billion FY06 Labor-HHS appropriations bill went down to a 224-209 defeat this afternoon,? reported the National Journal in the November 17, 2005 issue of Congress Daily.? The Labor-HHS Bill is the principal bill by which colleges and universities receive Congressional ?earmarks.? Congress? failure to complete this bill means many schools counting on substantial new money from Washington will be sorely disappointed this year because they failed to diversify their requests and take cues from the legislative process.? The disappointment felt by many schools […]
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