House GOP unveils energy spending bill

House Republicans proposed a $34 billion energy and water budget Monday that restores almost $1 billion in White House cuts from the Army Corps of Engineers and instead takes money from renewable energy programs prized by President Barack Obama. While many Democrats would agree that Obama went too far in in his cuts from the Corps, the tradeoff is a graphic illustration of the choices forced this summer by the strict spending caps agreed to last December. The $5.5 billion provided in the draft 62-page bill essentially freezes the Corps at its current 2014 funding levels. But the House GOP’s plan is still almost $960 million more than the president’s request, creating a hole that must be filled elsewhere. Part of this cost is covered by an extra $327 million allocated to the bill itself. But the biggest single piece comes at the expense of renewable energy programs...more

Note the R's want to spend as much as Obama, actually almost a $billion more, just in different places.  They just can't cut spending...what a shame.