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Budget

House Weighing DoD Budget Bill Intended To Help With Sequestration Cuts

Julie Samuel

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

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The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a full budget bill for the Pentagon over the next seven months that is intended to help it grapple with a $42.67 billion “sequestration” cut triggered last Friday. The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) released the legislation--complete defense and military-construction appropriations bills for the rest of fiscal year 2013 attached to a bare-bones “continuing resolution” (CR) funding most the government--on Monday, in advance of expected House floor debate Wednesday and Thursday. The measure…

Congress

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Congress

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