The Senate has approved an $11.2 billion fiscal year 2000 emergency supplemental spending package that contains $6.4 billion to cover the military's costs in Kosovo, rising fuel prices, and to shore up some defense health benefit problems. The House passed the same package last night. The bill is expected to be signed quickly by President Clinton. The supplemental was sent to Congress along with the president's FY-01 defense budget request in February. While the House quickly marked up the supplemental,...
