Medicare Regs Bill Could be Tucked into War Sup

CongressDaily is reporting ($) that language from a Medicaid bill that was overwhelmingly passed by the House yesterday may be added to the FY08/09 war supplemental bill. By placing the Medicaid language inside the spending bill, Congress would not only force President Bush to veto a war spending bill for the sake of rejecting changes to Medicaid, but it could also make Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) think twice about mounting a filibuster against it.
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