But Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, disagreed.
“I’d prefer the Dome remain a monument to our nation’s greatness and not become a symbol for short-sighted austerity,” Dicks said.
While the House bill could be considered by the full panel as early as next week, Nelson and Hoeven did not offer a timetable for consideration in the Senate.
A man from Kentucky attends a Tea Party Patriots rally on the West Front of the Capitol to protest the IRS' targeting of conservative political groups.
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