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The proposed budget assumes that non-defense “discretionary” spending (which requires congressional approval, unlike so-called “mandatory” spending like Social Security pension benefits, which continues to grow unless Congress changes the benefits) will rise by a total of only 5% in the decade 2010-2020, implying a decline in real terms and no scope for new programs.

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For this so-called "battle," 20 Congressional Medals of Honor for Valor were given to the 7th Cavalry.

But I truly believe that, as a scientist, using mostly federal funds to do the research, I owe it to the public, to agency heads and congressional people to share my knowledge with them so they can use it, hopefully to make better decisions about our environmental policy.

The poorest congressional district in America, the most migratory community in America, we can do this.

He's got the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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