Lawmakers are downplaying the likelihood of Congress passing an actual Pentagon spending bill for the current fiscal year, even as they moved yesterday to address a thorny matter complicating the budget picture. The House passed yesterday, via a 285-144 vote, a bill to temporarily suspend the nation’s debt limit until May 19. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and the White House have signaled their support for the legislation, thus taking the contentious issue of whether to raise the nation’s…
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