The House worked through proposed defense budget amendments yesterday related to war spending and Libya, yet shied away from substantive debate on weapon systems. The chamber continued debating the $530 billion fiscal year 2012 defense appropriations bill past press time. While President Barack Obama has objected to the Pentagon budget-setting legislation, amendments had not been offered as of yesterday afternoon to remove weapons provisions that prompted the White House to issue a veto threat; those items include cuts in the…
House Parses War Funding Amendments To DoD Budget
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