Denise Grimsley Snipes at Senate Over HHS Budget

House Appropriations Chairwoman Denise Grimsley, R-Sebring, released a statement on the budget negotiations on Monday -- and swiped the Senates proposed funding of health and human services (HHS) projects.

Every House offer has been within the agreed upon and published allocations, and to suggest otherwise is misleading and untrue, said Grimsley. The difference between the House and Senate HHS budgets is that the House is trying to level-fund critical needs and resolve deficits and the Senate is trying to fund political payback to special interests, member projects and early implement federal health-care reform.