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April 21, 2005
Senate blocks plans to mothball aircraft carrier, cancel cargo plane
By Peter Cohn, CongressDaily
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Also to be voted on is the border protection amendment, by Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., which would be offset by a corresponding $147 million reduction in contributions to United Nations peacekeeping missions. The Senate already voted Wednesday to add $390 million for border protection, offset by a reduction in funds for diplomatic and consular initiatives the State Department will not need until the next fiscal year, according to Senate Appropriations ranking member Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.
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