Government
Feb. 24, 2011
House Bill Slashes Legal Aid Funding
Funding for federal regulators and legal aid for the poor were among the broad swath of government outlays slashed by the Republican's austerity-focused spending bill passed in the predawn hours Saturday morning.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Funding for federal regulators and legal aid for the poor were among the broad swath of government outlays slashed by the House Republicans' austerity-focused spending bill passed in the predawn hours Saturday.
The bill, which would pay for the government until October, includes $61 billion in cuts. Not a single Democrat voted for the measure; three of the chamber's 241 Republic...
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