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Steny Hoyer: “It's our expectation that, following the testimony of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, the committees will be…”

On the recordApril 3, 2008
It's our expectation that, following the testimony of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, the committees will be meeting to not only discuss substantive policy, but also to discuss the supplemental appropriation bill. It would be my expectation that that bill would be on the floor either the end of April or the first week in May. We are cognizant, as the gentleman indicated, of the June period, and so we want to move this significantly before that debate so that there will not be any lag.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the timeline for the supplemental appropriation bill following testimony from military leaders.

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