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...democrats to discuss it? story link
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/congress_iraq_funding
quoting...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., buoyed by a veto-proof margin in a vote in May, has insisted the unemployment extension hitch a ride on the war funding bill.
House Democratic aides on Monday confirmed the development under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly.
latest tentative agreement calls for the House to retain the unemployment benefits extension, despite a Bush veto threat, along with a major bill to beef up college benefits under the GI Bill for returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.
In exchange, the Senate will drop more than $10 billion in additional appropriations for programs such as heating subsidies for the poor, wildfire fighting, road and bridge repair and help for the Gulf Coast.
We have now had defense tied to peanut storage, heating subsidies and bridge repair. How many more votes does Reid need to buy with defense money
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/congress_iraq_funding
quoting...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., buoyed by a veto-proof margin in a vote in May, has insisted the unemployment extension hitch a ride on the war funding bill.
House Democratic aides on Monday confirmed the development under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly.
latest tentative agreement calls for the House to retain the unemployment benefits extension, despite a Bush veto threat, along with a major bill to beef up college benefits under the GI Bill for returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.
In exchange, the Senate will drop more than $10 billion in additional appropriations for programs such as heating subsidies for the poor, wildfire fighting, road and bridge repair and help for the Gulf Coast.
We have now had defense tied to peanut storage, heating subsidies and bridge repair. How many more votes does Reid need to buy with defense money