U.S. Senate
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2009-12-18T11:00:29-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNDQzXC8yOTA3ODAtMDItbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Senate debated the $636 billion Pentagon spending bill. The measure also carries short-term extensions of unemployment benefits, highway and transit funding, key pieces of the anti-terror PATRIOT Act, and a measure to save doctors from a 21 % cut in Medicare payments. The bill must go to President Obama no later than midnight on Saturday, December 20, 2009, or the Defense Department cannot spend the money.
The Senate debated the $636 billion Pentagon spending bill. The measure also carries short-term extensions of unemployment benefits, highway…
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The Senate debated the $636 billion Pentagon spending bill. The measure also carries short-term extensions of unemployment benefits, highway and transit funding, key pieces of the anti-terror PATRIOT Act, and a measure to save doctors from a 21 % cut in Medicare payments. The bill must go to President Obama no later than midnight on Saturday, December 20, 2009, or the Defense Department cannot spend the money. close
The Senate debated the $636 billion Pentagon spending bill. The measure also carries short-term extensions of unemployment benefits, highway… read more
The Senate debated the $636 billion Pentagon spending bill. The measure also carries short-term extensions of unemployment benefits, highway and transit funding, key pieces of the anti-terror PATRIOT Act, and a measure to save doctors from a 21 % cut in Medicare payments. The bill must go to President Obama no later than midnight on Saturday, December 20, 2009, or the Defense Department cannot spend the money. close
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