Democrat David Obey,chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, explained why he could not support the measure.

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As the House Appropriations Committee voted to send a State Department and foreign aid funding bill to the full House of Representatives, Democrat Nita Lowey voiced congressional solidarity with demonstrators in Iran.

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(Talking) Wilson was a member of the Appropriations Committee in the U.S.House of Representatives, and used his position to help buy Afghan fighters weapons, including Stinger missiles, that inflicted heavy damage on Soviet gunships.

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Some - including the bipartisan leadership of the House Appropriations Committee and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan - have lately expressed concern about the fees the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) would be able to charge and retain to fund its operations.

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If Democrats take control of the House, Kennedy says he looks forward to moving quickly up the power structure of the House Appropriations Committee -- an inside track to clout within the institution.

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He's chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, he will offer an amendment today to a must-pass piece of legislation.

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