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Senate Passes $165.4 Billion In War Supplemental Spending, Sends Back To House

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Friday, May 23rd, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford The Senate passed a veto-proof supplemental defense spending bill yesterday with $165.4 billion in war funding for systems including C-17 airlifters, C-130 transport aircraft and mine-resistant vehicles, but no funds to continue the F-22 jets' production in the future. The Senate broke the supplemental bill--for fiscal year 2008 and bridge funding for FY '09--into sections. It passed, via veto-proof votes, war-funding and domestic-spending measures. Yet most senators voted against a package of war-policy changes. The focus of…

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