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Republicans Stall CR Debate In Senate

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, March 13th, 2013

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Work on the new government-funding bill was stalled in the Senate Tuesday by Republican senators who said they needed more time to review the measure a Democrat-run panel released late Monday night. At issue is a “continuing resolution” (CR) funding most of the government during the second half of fiscal year 2013 near FY ’12 funding levels. The legislation has attached to it full-blown appropriations bills for several agencies, including the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, and NASA. Senate Appropriations…

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