The mercury thing is one amendment in a $607 billion package:
http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN1934712920070719
WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a massive bill to fund U.S. health, education and labor programs next year, ignoring White House warnings that President George W. Bush would veto it as too bloated.
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The bill would spend about $10 billion more than Bush requested. House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, a Wisconsin Democrat, said, "This is the bill that makes the investments that will make our country stronger economically, educationally and socially not just today but for the next 10 years."
Bush and Democrats agreed on $455.5 billion included in the bill for "mandatory" programs, such as the Social Security retirement benefits and the Medicare and Medicaid health-care programs for the elderly and poor.
Bush is threatening a veto over the remaining $151.5 billion for "discretionary" programs because it is more than he wants.
The OP is an "it's all about me" PR Newswire piece. The mercury amendment actually cut funding to the CDC.
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