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House Democrats would add $50 billion in domestic spending to war legislation (Walter Alarkon, 05/25/10, The Hill)

House Democrats want to attach to a war spending bill a host of domestic spending provisions that would cost more than the war funding alone.

House Democrats want to add about $50 billion in additional domestic spending to legislation funding the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, which already bankrolls some domestic programs.