A budget dispute erupted into a full-scale battle Tuesday as President Bush vetoed the Democrats' top-priority domestic spending bill and the party's Senate leader threatened to withhold war funding if the president does not agree to pull out of Iraq. ...more

November 14, 2007

The House handed President Bush the first veto override of his presidency Tuesday, voting overwhelmingly to save a $23 billion water resources bill stuffed with pet projects sought by lawmakers from both political parties, including almost $2 billion for Everglades restoration projects. ...more

November 7, 2007

Even though members of Congress cut back their pork barrel spending this year, House lawmakers still tacked on to the military appropriations bill $1.8 billion to pay 580 private companies for projects the Pentagon did not request. ...more

November 4, 2007

What do we have to do to get some action on Little Lake Jackson? We have constructed an alum plant for $300,000 to clear up Little Lake Jackson. ...more

September 17, 2007

Gov. Charlie Crist wants to 're-fire' the state's cooling economy by spending down state reserves and trust funds. ...more

September 13, 2007