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White House Threatens To Veto House DoD Spending Bill

Julie Samuel

Friday, June 24th, 2011

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The White House threatened to veto the $530 billion Pentagon budget the House is debating over funding cuts, added monies for a cargo aircraft, and policy provisions. The House began debating the fiscal year 2012 defense appropriations bill yesterday, but is not poised to consider amendments until after next week’s recess for the chamber. President Barack Obama’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) yesterday saying the administration “strongly opposes a number of provisions in…

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