The latest reports are that the House could be naming conferees for the FY06 DOD Appropriations bill as soon as today; a sign that they are on track to being able to wrap things up in short order. News stories are pretty consistent that this bill is expected to be the one of the last pieces of legislation acted upon this year. The main point of contention remains the McCain amendment on the treatment of detainees; leadership is also negotiating the conditions for an across-the-board spending cut that is anticipated to be attached to the bill.
Additionally, Hunter, Skelton, Warner, and Levin met yesterday to discuss the authorization bill; probably adding fuel to the reports this morning that the House is also close to naming conferees on that measure as well.
Still no word yet on how S&T numbers or policy has come out during negotiations.
Posted by Jason Van Wey at December 8, 2005 10:07 AM | TrackBack