Price pushed, pulled spending bill


The $42.8 billion Homeland Security spending bill that President Barack Obama signed into law last week has its roots in the office of U.S. Rep. David Price.

The bill stumbled through the type of drama that can often envelop Capitol Hill — last-minute political maneuvers along with closed-door meetings, quiet arm-twisting and flying accusations, Barb Barrett reports in a look at how a big bill became law.

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