Pak-Bill Holdup, Explained
So why the holdup on the Kerry-Lugar Pakistan aid bill? Because Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, had to first restore $4
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So why the holdup on the Kerry-Lugar Pakistan aid bill? Because Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, had to first restore $4 billion in funding to the overall foreign-aid budget from which the money for Pakistan — $1.5 billion in the forthcoming fiscal year — will be drawn, according to committee spokesman Frederick Jones.
“Postponement of the introduction of the bill” allowed Kerry “to go to the Senate floor and get the $4 billion” yesterday, Jones said.
And now the clock has basically run out before the recess tomorrow.
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