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Budget

Sessions Claims Senate Resolution Off On War Funding

Julie Samuel

Friday, March 15th, 2013

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The Senate Budget Committee passed on Thursday night a federal budget resolution, which the panel’s lead Republican charged provides incorrect estimates for war funding. The Democratic-led panel approved its 10-year, largely-symbolic blueprint for federal spending after two days of debate. The GOP-run House Budget Committee approved its contrasting budget resolution earlier in the day Thursday, setting up contentious House and Senate floor battles next week over thorny matters including “sequestration” budget cuts, taxes, Medicare and health-care reform, and stimulus spending.…

Army

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Congress

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Army

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Congress

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