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Air Force

Lawmakers Stand By DoD Budget Bill Obama Threatens To Veto

Julie Samuel

Friday, June 29th, 2012

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Key lawmakers predicted yesterday the House will make few changes to the Pentagon budget bill in two weeks, despite the White House’s opposition and Senate plans to advance a more-modest version. Shortly after the House Rules Committee prepped yesterday the fiscal year 2013 defense appropriations bill for House debate, the White House threatened to veto it for exceeding funding levels President Barack Obama wants. In a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP), the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) slams the…

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