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A dramatic drop, traced in part to Democrat-sponsored and supported House Res. 20:
1999 12 2000 17.7 (in billions) 2001 18.5 2002 20.1 2003 22.5 2004 22.9 2005 27.3 2006 29 2007 13.2 From a conservative watchdog too: http://www.cagw.org/site/PageServer?...lreport#trends http://www.rules.house.gov/110/text/110th_hjres20.pdf http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2007-72
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