2005 Omnibus Bill Winners and Losers

Agencies with the biggest budget increases over the president's 2005 budget request:

Veterans Affairs +$1.2 billion
Army Corps of Engineers +$585 million
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration +$567 million
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention +$336 million

Agencies with the biggest cuts:

Education/local education -$500 million
Federal Aviation Administration -$335 million
Energy Department's Yucca Mountain project -$303 million
HUD community block grants -$300 million
IRS modernization -$80 million

Senate Committee on Appropriations website
House Committee on Appropriations website