Military Building Bill Approved
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
The Senate today approved and sent to President Reagan a bill appropriating $8.5 billion for military construction projects this year, including the first major expenditures for the Navy’s plan to move some of its ships to new ports around the country.
The voice-vote decision followed by two days House approval of the same bill. The Senate appropriation measure was a compromise between the $8.4 billion approved by the House and the $8.7 billion level which passed the Senate.
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