Key Priorities the President Vetoed.

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$30 billion – National Institutes of Health: Life Saving Medical Research

(3 Months In Iraq)

$14.8 billion – Title I: Education for the Disadvantaged

(45 Days In Iraq)

$11.3 billion – IDEA State Grants: Special Education

(34 Days In Iraq)

$7.0 billion – Head Start: Early Childhood Education

(21 Days In Iraq)

$3.4 billion – Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services for Veterans

(10 Days In Iraq)

$2.4 billion – LIHEAP: Heating Assistance for Low Income Families

(1 Week In Iraq)

$2.2 billion – Community Health Centers

(6 ¾ Days In Iraq)

$1.5 billion – Job Training & Career Placement Dislocated Workers

(4 ½ Days In Iraq)

$1.2 billion – Career & Vocational Education

(3 ½ Days In Iraq)

$1.1 billion – 21st Century Learning Centers: After School Programs

(3 ½ Days In Iraq)

$228 million – Veterans’ Employment Programs

(16 ½ Hours In Iraq)

$23.6 million – Homeless Veterans Services

(1 ¾ Hours In Iraq)

$9.5 million – Programs for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injuries

(41 ½ Minutes In Iraq)