HOUSE DEMOCRATS DISCUSS APPROPRIATIONS IN WASHINGTON
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md, speaks during a news conference to discuss the upcoming appropriations bills on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 12, 2007. Behind Hoyer, from left, are House Appropriations Chairman David Obey, D-WI, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-SC, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel, D-IL, and House Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman John Larson, CT. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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