By Jen DiMascio House floor debate about combining in conference three spending bills including one to fund the Defense Department caused Democratic lawmakers to rethink their strategy yesterday and to pull the defense spending bill out of the package. "There was quite a degree of preference expressed on the part of the minority that these bills be considered separately," said Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.), the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. "What we decided to do is not include defense…
Lawmakers Pull Defense Bill, War Funding From Spending Package
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