House Approves Supplemental War Appropriations Bill With Medicaid Provision

The House on Thursday passed a $257.5 billion supplemental war appropriations bill (HR 2642) with a provision that would delay for one year six new Medicaid regulations proposed by the Bush administration, the Washington Post reports (Kane, Washington Post, 6/20). The House approved the legislation in two votes, one for war spending and one for domestic programs and spending.

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