


Sam Brownback has been a Kansas senior Senator since 1996. A self-proclaimed social conservative, Brownback holds staunch far right views on issues from immigration to evolution. He is currently campaigning for the 2008 Republican nomination for president.
Sam Brownback has been a Kansas senior Senator since 1996. A self-proclaimed social conservative, Brownback holds staunch far right views on issues from immigration to evolution. He is currently campaigning for the 2008 Republican nomination for president.
Sam Brownback has been a Kansas senior Senator since 1996. A self-proclaimed social conservative, Brownback holds staunch far right views on issues from immigration to evolution. He is currently campaigning for the 2008 Republican nomination for president.
Sam Brownback has been a Kansas senior Senator since 1996. A self-proclaimed social conservative, Brownback holds staunch far right views on issues from immigration to evolution. He is currently campaigning for the 2008 Republican nomination for president.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations has enormous sway in Congress; the largest of all the committees, with 29 members, it has jurisdiction over all discretionary spending legislation in the Senate.
With jurisdiction over the Treasury Department, federal judiciary, District of Columbia, Executive Office of the President, Federal Election Commission and others, this subcommittee is one of the most diverse. It oversees funding for general provisions.
This Subcommittee has jurisdiction over rural development programs Department of Agriculture discretionary spending, except Food and Drug Administration, Food Stamp Program and farming subsidies, all which happen to fall under mandatory federal funding.
This Committee oversees funding of the State Department, international programs within the Department of Defense, the Peace Corps, Export-Import Bank, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and U.S. contributions to the IMF and U.N.
This Subcommittee oversees discretionary spending for the Commerce and Justice Departments in addition to independent agencies such as the International Trade Commission, NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Commission on Civil Rights.
This Subcommitte oversees funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as the Department of Transportation. Additionally, it has jurisdiction over the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Housing Administration.
This Subcommittee has jurisdiction over funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs, construction work through the Department of Defense such as base realignments/closures/openings and military family housing.
