European and Pacific Stars & Stripes: "A provision in the 2006 defense budget proposal that came out of the House Armed Services Committee last week, which would have extended Tricare benefits to more reservists and Guardsmen, was stripped from the bill this week because of budgetary reasons.
In a memo to members of the House Armed Services Committee, Chairman Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said the proposal cost more than anticipated according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis, which pushed the legislation's total price tag above limits previously set by the committee.
Under a little-used rule, that gave Hunter the authority to pull the proposal from the legislation."
In a memo to members of the House Armed Services Committee, Chairman Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said the proposal cost more than anticipated according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis, which pushed the legislation's total price tag above limits previously set by the committee.
Under a little-used rule, that gave Hunter the authority to pull the proposal from the legislation."
