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House spending bill trimmed, Senate OKs war funds The Associated Press

28.05.10

WASHINGTON — Facing a rebellion by Democrats worried about budget deficits, House leaders are tossing aside billions of dollars in aid to states and health insurance subsidies for laid-off workers as they look for ways to scale back a catchall spending bill.

In the Senate, a war funding measure nearing $60 billion passed with broad bipartisan support Thursday night. The main beneficiary of the bill, part of congressional action ahead of the Memorial Day recess, was President Barack Obama's plan to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.

Democrats will miss their self-imposed deadline of passing a jobless benefits measure before Memorial Day, even if the House passes its version of the bill Friday. The Senate doesn't plan to hold any more votes until senators return June 7.

The steps taken by House leaders could reduce the deficit impact of the bill to as little as $30 billion or so in hopes of winning over fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" Democrats unhappy about adding to the deficit as the national debt closes in on $13 trillion. A version circulated last week would have added $134 billion to the deficit.

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