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Congress Passes $162B
Measure to Fund Wars

Senate sends legislation to Bush, who is expected to sign

Associated Press Associated Press Jun 26, 08 10:24 PM CDT
(AP) - The Senate tonight passed a $162 billion war spending plan, sending to President Bush legislation that will pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next president takes office. The package, approved 92-6, includes a doubling of GI Bill college benefits. It also provides a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits and $2.7 billion in flood relief for the Midwest. Bush is expected to sign the bill next week. More »

More about:  Congress • Senate • war funding • spending bill

House OKs War Funding,
Aid for Flood Relief

Spending bill also extends jobless benefits

Associated Press Associated Press Jun 19, 08 9:10 PM CDT
(AP) - A much-delayed Iraq war funding bill sailed through the House tonight, along with a doubling of college aid for returning troops and help for the unemployed and Midwestern flood victims. Republican allies of President Bush provided the winning margin in a 268-155 vote to provide $162 billion to fund US operations in Iraq and Afghanistan well into next year. More »

More about:  Iraq war • Congress • veterans • Afghanistan war • war funding

Party Leaders in House Reach Deal on War Funds

Bipartisan agreement allocates $163B for Iraq, Afghanistan through early 2009

New York Times New York Times Jun 18, 08 9:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - A two-year fight between the White House and Democrats over war funding has been resolved, the New York Times reports. House leaders reached a deal to allocate $163 billion for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan through early next year. The measure, expected to be approved by the full House as early as tomorrow, also includes new education benefits for veterans and an extension of aid for the unemployed. More »

OPINION

War Spending Strategy: Soak the Grandkids

War without taxes defies all of US history. Why are we allowing it?

Washington Post Washington Post Jun 11, 08 11:47 CDT
(Newser) - As Congress tackles the latest "emergency" spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan, bringing the total to more than $860 billion, Ruth Marcus notes in the Washington Post: "For the first time in American history, every penny of that amount will have been borrowed. For the first time, billions more will have been borrowed to finance tax cuts in the midst of war. " More »

More about:  George W. Bush • Iraq war • Congress • taxes • Iraq war spending • war funding • war cost

House Rejects $162.5B Bill
to Fund Wars

Republicans abstain
in protest, leading
to surprise defeat

Washington Post Washington Post May 15, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The House today shot down a $162.5 billion bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan into next year after a surprise tactic by angry Republicans, the Washington Post reports. The bill failed by a vote of 148-141 after 132 members of the GOP abstained. By doing so, they formed an unusual coalition with a group of anti-war Democrats. The vote doesn't mean the wars won't be funded, however—the bill will be revived in the Senate next week. More »

More about:  Iraq • Iraq war • Congress • House of Representatives • Afghanistan war • Iraq war spending • war funding

Bush: Iran Is Still a Threat

Prez resists suggestions that new report undermines his rhetoric

Associated Press Associated Press Dec 4, 07 10:05 CST
(Newser) - President Bush insisted today that Iran is still a threat, despite a new NIE report released yesterday concluding that the country shut down its nuclear weapons program in 2003. "Iran was dangerous, Iran is dangerous, Iran will be dangerous," he said in a news conference. The report should be read as a warning, he said: Iran had the program, halted the program, and could restart the program, the AP reports. More »

More about:  George W. Bush • Iraq war • Iran • diplomacy • Democratic Congress • war funding

 Battle Over War Funds Escalates

President warns of Christmas layoffs

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 30, 07 3:50 CST
(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. More »

More about:  Iraq • George W. Bush • Iraq war • White House • Pentagon • Robert Gates • contractors • war funding • Harry M. Reid

Bush Again Demands War Funding from Democrats

President wants money before Christmas

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 29, 07 4:33 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush demanded today that Congress approve funding for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan before members leave for the holidays, despite repeated assertions from congressional Democrats that's not in the cards. "Let us tell our men and women in uniform that we will give them what they need to succeed in their missions, without strings and without delay," Bush insisted. More »

More about:  Iraq • George W. Bush • Democratic Congress • war funding

Showdown Looms on War Funds

Pentagon warns of 200,000 layoffs without bucks

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 21, 07 3:45 CST
(Newser) - A showdown is rapidly approaching between Congress and the White House over funding for the Iraq war. The Pentagon has warned that up to 200,000 contractors and civilian employees may be laid off by Christmas unless Congress acts on a $196 billion request for war funds, reports the Washington Post . The money is stalled by Democrats who are demanding a shift in policy. More »

More about:  Iraq • Iraq war • Congress • White House • Defense Department • John Murtha • Dana Perino • war funding

House OKs War Funds
Tied to Troop Withdrawal

Bush promises veto, but measure expected to fail in Senate

Reuters Reuters Nov 14, 07 9:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The House tonight defied President Bush and tied a $50 billion bill to fund the war in Iraq to a timetable for troop withdrawal. The measure, which passed 218-203, is not expected to make it out of the Senate. If it does, however, Bush has promised to veto it. The bill requires troop withdrawals to start within 30 days, with a goal of completing the redeployment by December 2008. More »

More about:  Iraq • Iraq war • Nancy Pelosi • war funding

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