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Local October 3, 2013 | 10:38 am

US$147.5B budget spurs lawmakers to play U.S. pork barrel politicks

Santo Domingo.- The Senate on Thursday named the bicameral Commission that will study the draft of the RD$605.0 billion (US$147.5 billion) Budget for 2014, as several senators warned they won’t vote to approve it unless it includes works for their provinces.

Senate president Reinaldo Pared said Pedernales senator Dionis Sánchez will chair the Commission, and includesTommy Galá... Read more

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