BULLETIN: Conferees Agree on Budget Resolution; Discretionary Cap Set at $954 Bn.

In a key development in budget resolution negotiations, House and Senate conferees this morning reached a compromise on the FY 2008 budget resolution. The resolution sets a non-war discretionary spending cap of $954 billion for the fiscal year's twelve appropriations bills. Votes in the House and Senate to adopt the budget resolution compromise are expected later this week. More to follow as additional details on the compromise become available.
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