FY 2008 BUDGETS FY 2008 BUDGETS XXXX Opposed Responsible FY08 Budget Resolution. In March 2007, XXXX voted against the initial version of the Fiscal Year 2008 budget resolution. In May 2007, XXXX voted against bill where the final budget passed 52-40. [Vote 114, 3/23/07; Vote 172, 5/17/07]  Democratic Budget Boost Funding For Veterans Neglected By Bush Administration. The Democratic budget resolution provides for over $3.5 billion more in funding for Veterans than the Bush Administration’s proposal. Bush’s budget called for $39.6 billion in funding compared to the Democratic plan for $43.1 billion. The budget XXXXX opposed included $6.7 billion more for veterans than 2007. [Senate Budget Committee, 3/20/07, 5/17/07]  Democratic Budget Proposed Extension of SCHIP. The Senate Democrats’ plan provides up to $50 billion for the reauthorization of SCHIP, far exceeding the $2 billion proposed by the Bush Administration. The money will maintain coverage for millions of children already enrolled in the program and expand health insurance to six million children eligible for SCHIP but not yet enrolled in the program. [Senate Budget Committee, 3/20/07]  Democratic Budget Provided $6.1 Billion More than Bush Budget for Education. Under the Bush Budget proposal, education funding would be set at $56.2 billion dollars. Democrats, on the other hand, proposed a $62.3 billion funding mark. [Senate Budget Committee, 3/20/07]  Democratic Budget Extended $180 Billion in Middle-Class Tax Cuts. The Senate budget authorizes $180 billion to preserve tax cuts aimed at the middle class, including credits for married couples and families with children. [AP, 3/22/07] FY 2007 BUDGETS FY 2007 BUDGETS XXXX Voted For FY 2007 Budget Resolution. In 2006, XXXX voted for the FY 2007 Budget Resolution, which was largely a rubber-stamp of President Bush’s budget, with inferior support for national and homeland security, $228 billion in debt-financed tax breaks that disproportionately benefit special interests, and a lack of commitment to policies that could help make middle class life more affordable. The resolution would allow up to approximately $878 billion in discretionary spending for fiscal 2007. It would give procedural protection to legislation authorizing oil drilling in part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. [Vote 74, 3/16/06]  XXXX-Backed FY07 Budget Shattered Debt Ceiling and Allowed Drilling in ANWR. XXXX voted for the $2.8 trillion FY07 Budget Resolution which, among other things, cleared the way for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and provided $10 billion for Gulf Coast restoration. The budget was approved only after Republicans approved an amendment allowing the government to borrow an additional $781 billion, bringing the debt ceiling to nearly $9 trillion. [Vote 74, 3/16/06; Washington Post, 3/18/06; Anchorage Daily News, 3/17/06; Los Angeles Times, 3/17/06] FY 2006 BUDGETS FY 2006 BUDGETS XXXX Cast Deciding Vote for Final 2005 Budget Reconciliation With Largest Student Loan Cuts in History. XXXX voted for the final version of the 2005 budget reconciliation bill, which passed 50-50 with the Vice 26