Senate Approves War Funding, $10 Billion for Construction - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Keywords: engineering news-record, costs, markets, government, equipment & materials, construction industry, finance, management
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Publication Date: 23-MAY-08
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Article Description| Despite a veto threat from the White House, the Senate has approved measures to provide $165 billion to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, plus about $10 billion for military and civil construction, expanded college aid for veterans and extended benefits for the unemployed. By a wider-than-expected margin of 75-22, the Senate on May 22 passed a supplemental spending bill containing the construction funds and veterans and unemployment benefits. It then cleared a second measure containing the war funds, on a 70-26 vote. Many Republicans broke with White House views and supported both bills. |
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