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Article: HOUSE APPROVES $10.3 MILLION IN CHILDERS' DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Travis Childers, D-Miss., (1st CD) issued the following news release:
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved $10.3 million in appropriations requests submitted by Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) last night to benefit important defense projects in Mississippi's First Congressional District. Through its passage of the Defense Appropriations bill, the House allocated funding for four projects to improve the health, safety, and readiness of our armed forces, and to support defense jobs in North Mississippi.
"The honorable men and women who serve in our armed forces deserve top-notch equipment that ensures both their safety and ability to do their job," ...