Read more defense policy bill stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13937/defense-policy-bill.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 22 May 2012 15:21:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71278/house-bill-adds-hate-crime-coverage-for-gays.html<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=300385&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331213239' border='0' />The House voted today to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation, significantly expanding the hate-crimes law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968. With expected passage by the Senate, and President Obama promising to sign the legislation,...Nancy Pelosi speaks on Capitol Hill today.http://www.newser.com/story/71278/house-bill-adds-hate-crime-coverage-for-gays.htmlThu, 08 Oct 2009 18:33:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/8630/democrats-vote-150b-for-war.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=32229&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401031524' border='0' />After failing to force the White House to bring significant numbers of troops home, Senate Democrats helped authorize another $150 billion to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 92-3 funding approval came as the House planned legislation that will require President Bush to produce a coherent exit...Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid of Nev., right, accompanied by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., left, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007. Senate Democratic leaders on Wednesday rejected the call by Gen. David Petraeus for a reduction of U.S. troops in Iraq by next summer, saying it does not go far enough. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)http://www.newser.com/story/8630/democrats-vote-150b-for-war.htmlTue, 02 Oct 2007 03:06:00 CDT