1. Defense Authorization Bill Back On Track.
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Scully, Megan and Stanton, John
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UNITED States armed forces appropriations & expenditures ,LEGISLATIVE bills ,LEGISLATIVE resolutions ,EMERGENCY management ,HURRICANE Katrina, 2005 - Abstract
This article reports that U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid bowed to Republican leaders' requests that amendments to the defense authorization bill be relevant, clearing the path for the stalled legislation to return to the Senate floor. Reid's decision will make it nearly impossible for Democrats to introduce language establishing an independent commission to evaluate the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina. With the clock ticking on the session, it appeared more and more likely that Senate leaders would not strike a compromise to make room on its hectic legislative calendar for the authorization bill, which was shelved in late July. The chamber has passed the legislation annually for more than four decades.
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- 2005