"A decision by the House Republicans to strip the Iraq supplemental bill of an anti-profiteering provision has outraged the Democrats.
Some Democrats have accused the White House of pulling the strings on the effort to nix the language.
“The White House and House GOP leadership didn’t want [the provision] in there,” charged Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), an author of the language.
The provision — included during the Senate Appropriations Committee markup with unanimous support but removed in conference — would have subjected those who deliberately defrauded the United States or Iraq to jail terms of up to 20 years and costly fines."
Well, I await explanation as to why the White House nixed this aspect of the bill. I would think they would oppose fraud and waste. Full story here.
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