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Big Four Defense Appropriators Prime DoD Spending Bill For House

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Monday, December 14th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The House is expected to pass the long-delayed Pentagon spending bill this week after House and Senate appropriators met last Friday to hash out differences between different versions of the legislation. The Senate also could take up the fiscal year 2010 defense appropriations bill this week, after House passage. If it does not, another temporary continuing resolution extending Defense Department spending at FY '09 levels will need to be approved by Congress, because such a resolution that…

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