House to Vote on CR Tomorrow
The House will vote on the new full-year FY2013 Continuing Resolution (CR) tomorrow morning, a day earlier than planned.
The full-year CR, H.R. 933, was introduced on Monday. An accompanying explanatory report now has been posted on the House Rules Committee’s website, providing significant detail (392 of its 394 pages) on funding for the Department of Defense (DOD) and Military Construction/Veterans Affairs (MilCon/VA), but sheds no further light on decisions about the other agencies.
The White House issued a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) on the CR today expressing reservations about the bill, but stopped short of threatening a veto, saying it is “deeply concerned” about the impact of the bill and is “committed to working with Congress to address these concerns in a way that strengthens the middle class and helps to grow the economy.” Among the White House’s concerns are that although the bill funds two of the 12 regular appropriations bills (DOD and MilCon/VA) at FY2013 levels, all the other agencies are left at their FY2012 levels. That includes NASA and NOAA.
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