House Appropriations Committee to revise USDOT, HUD budget

Jun 26, 2013

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The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to revise the proposed $44.1 billion Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations budget.

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies approved the budget last week.

Tomorrow’s hearing will give committee members a chance to propose amendments to the bill.

A live webcast of the hearing will be available at appropriations.house.gov.

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