Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced that a war supplemental spending bill will be marked up in his committee next week. And perhaps because of this announcement, House Democratic leadership is signaling that a war supplemental spending bill will not see full House consideration next week. Plus, the House may add war policy language, like withdrawal timelines, to the measure. CQ Politics: "I don't know about next week. But soon,'' [Speaker of the House Nancy] Pelosi [(D-CA)] said afterwards, when asked when the House would consider the spending bill. Meanwhile, John P. Murtha , D-Pa., chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, said Thursday he expects the war supplemental bill to carry Iraq policy riders — including timelines for withdrawal — that are likely to be veto bait, and to differ from President Bush's spending priorities. UPDATE: Or maybe not ($): Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) was noncommittal today about whether the Senate would mark up the pending war supplemental. His comments come on the heels of Senate Appropriations Chairman Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) saying Wednesday that he intends to mark up the bill next week. Reid said today he wasn't sure how the situation would play out. "I don't know if we need a mark up," Reid told reporters.