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Congress Expected To Dive Into Defense Spending Bill Next Week

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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford Congress is poised to tackle the fiscal year 2009 defense spending bill when it resumes its work next week, with the House Appropriations Committee's (HAC) markup expected as soon as Monday and full House debate likely the following week. In addition, Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee (SAC-D) staff have reported their markup of the defense appropriations legislation will be held next week, according to a Pentagon spokesman. Before leaving for a five-week recess in early August, lawmakers and…

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