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Congress

Stimulus Bill Heading To House Floor Without Weapons, Shipbuilding Spending

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Friday, January 23rd, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers and aides said they don't see any scenarios in which spending on Pentagon weapon systems will be added to the massive economic-stimulus bill that, in its current form, also lacks previously proposed shipbuilding measures. House Appropriations Defense subcommittee Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) said Pentagon programmatic spending was never a consideration for the legislation slated for a House floor vote next week. "We're not going to do that in this bill, that spins out too slow," Murtha…

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