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| Funding for Thomson prison clears House hurdle |
| By saukvalley.com- Pam Eggemeier |
| Published: 06/02/2014 |
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The House early Friday morning passed an appropriations bill that includes funding for the Thomson Correctional Center, despite a last-ditch effort by two legislators to sabotage the opening of the prison. The House passed the Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill about 12:15 a.m. Friday after first thwarting an amendment introduced by Tennessee Republican Marsha Blackburn that specifically called for denying operational funds for the long-dormant prison. Blackburn and Virginia Republican Frank Wolf have been staunch opponents of closing Guantanamo Bay, fearing that detainees will be brought to U.S. prisons. Read More. |
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