By Emelie Rutherford Shortly before fiscal year 2009 began yesterday President Bush signed into law a $487.7 billion defense appropriations bill, which falls $4 billion short of the Pentagon's request but is a 6 percent boost over FY '08 enacted levels. The White House released a statement Tuesday night saying Bush signed the fiscal year 2009 defense measure, which--along with the annual Homeland Security and military construction-Veterans Affairs appropriations bills--was embedded in a continuing resolution (CR) temporarily covering other domestic…
Defense Appropriations Bill Signed Into Law, Authorization Bill Awaiting Action
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