The Senate passed via a 73-26 vote on Wednesday a level-funded $518 billion defense appropriations bill after rejecting an attempt to reduce military-biofuel funds in it. The Senate made no major changes to the fiscal year 2013 “continuing resolution,” (CR) to which the long-delayed Pentagon budget bill is attached, during more than a week of stop-and-start debate on the Senate floor. During a series of final amendment votes, senators shot down a proposal from Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to cut…
Senate Passes CR After Rejecting Biofuels Cut
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