By Emelie Rutherford Legislative leaders cast doubt this week on Congress passing a fiscal year 2009 defense appropriations bill before a new president arrives next year, potentially freezing funding at current levels through a continuing resolution, a setup the Pentagon has decried. House Appropriations defense subcommittee Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) said he believes the FY '09 appropriations process is "dead." His panel is still preparing to mark up its version of the legislation next Wednesday, he said, even though it…
Hope For FY ’09 Defense Approps Bill Dims, Hill Increases Talk of A Continuing Resolution
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