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Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Releases His Federal Budget Appropriations Funding Requests for FY 2008

Washington, Jun 19, 2007 -

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-6-MD) today released a list of his funding requests for the Fiscal Year 2008 Federal Budget. “I am proud of my requests. In previous years, I followed the established procedure and waited until appropriations bills were finalized to distribute news releases with my list of requests that received funding. With greater public interest and the support of Republicans to reform the Congressional budget process, I am releasing the requests for funding that I have submitted.” Congressman Bartlett’s requests are posted on his website at www.bartlett.house.gov.

Congressman Bartlett added, “Each year I am grateful that I can apply more than twenty years of engineering experience along with my fifteen years on the House Armed Services, Science and Small Business Committees to make requests for additional federal funding not included in the President’s Budget that will contribute to meet national goals and provide value to the taxpayers.”

As Maryland’s only Member of Congress on an Armed Services Committee, and the Ranking Member of the Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee, the majority of Congressman Bartlett’s requests are defense-related. Congressman Bartlett is also one of three scientists in the Congress.

All requests that Congressman Bartlett makes are thoroughly reviewed through the committee and house processes. Funding for specific projects and the amount of funding will not be finalized until appropriations bills are signed into law.