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Battle Over War Funds Escalates

President warns of Christmas layoffs

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(Newser) – The dispute between the White House and Congress over $196 billion in funding for the war in Iraq escalated as President Bush warned of imminent layoffs, the Washington Post reports. "The missions of this department are too important to be disrupted or delayed," Bush said after a series of Pentagon briefings.

Congress has linked funding to troop withdrawal. "The president demands more money to continue his failed war policy, yet he and his enablers in Congress have rejected our proposal for an additional $50 billion provided they work with us to change course in Iraq," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. "He cannot have it both ways."

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Oct. 16, 2007 file photo. Sen. Reid is leading the Democrats' struggle with the White House over funding for the war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Oct. 16, 2007 file photo. Sen. Reid is leading the Democrats' struggle with the White House...   (Associated Press)
President Bush, center, seated between Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., right, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, left, meets with congressional leaders about a new bill to fund the war in Iraq, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington in this May 2, 2007 file...
President Bush, center, seated between Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., right, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, left, meets with congressional leaders about a new bill to fund the...   (Associated Press)
President Bush, center, flanked by Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, makes remarks on defense spending after meeting with military leaders at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
President Bush, center, flanked by Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, makes remarks on defense spending after meeting with military leaders at the Pentagon, Thursday,...   (Associated Press)
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