U.S. House agrees to spend more for Iraq war (bridge fund)

[maddezmom]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives voted to advance the Pentagon another $45 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Monday as it passed a $409 billion defense spending bill.

The House approved the emergency "bridge fund," which would bring costs of the U.S. military operations to more than $300 billion, as President Bush was forced to step up his defense of the Iraq war in the face of sliding public support.

~snip~

House Republicans rebuffed an effort by Democrats to require Bush to submit a report to Congress on criteria that he will use to judge when U.S. troops can be withdrawn from Iraq.

Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California called the war "a grotesque mistake," and said the Republican-led Congress has failed to oversee the administration's conduct of it.

~snip~
more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050621/pl_nm/arms_congress_dc;_

[Zerex71]

1. And this money's coming from where?

[indepat]

2. From the "lockbox?"

[mbperrin]

3. BRIDGE FUND? I've gotta bridge they can buy!

Cash, no checks! :)

[Itsthetruth]

4. And Who Voted For Or Against This War Bill?

eom

[Itsthetruth]

6. The Vote: 398 - 19 Where Was The Opposition?

The $45 billion would bring to $322 billion the amount provided for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other U.S. anti-terror efforts around the globe since 2001.

The war funding bill passed by a 398-19 vote.

Why does the "opposition" to the war melt whenever it comes time to vote funds for the Bush governments wars?

[saigon68]

10. DINOS did---- a BUNCH OF SCARED DINOS

The Blood of Thousands is on their hands. Not to mention the twisted souls of the tortured.

[Gunit_Sangh]

5. re: where the money's coming from

Our children and grandchildren ... with interest of course

[Itsthetruth]

7. Here's Who Voted Against: 17 Democrats 2 Republicans

Here's who voted against or didn't vote. Everyone else voted for the war funding!

NAYS 19 ---

Baldwin
Conyers
Duncan
Filner
Hinchey
Kucinich
Lee
Lewis (GA)
McDermott
McKinney
Owens
Paul
Payne
Rangel
Schakowsky
Stark
Waters
Watt
Woolsey



---- NOT VOTING 16 ---

Baker
Boyd
Brown, Corrine
Crenshaw
Flake
Granger
Harris
Herseth
Istook
Lewis (KY)
Moore (WI)
Schwarz (MI)
Souder
Towns
Waxman
Wexler

[leesa]

8. Ahhh... more money into the contractor's pockets.

[teryang]

9. Whatever the Pentagon wants

There's checks and balances for you, a la Machiavelli.

[salin]

11. Didn't they just pass 80 Billion? Already realizing another 35 Billion

is needed - sounds like our spending is accelerating to more than 100 Billion a year.

[sintax]

12. kick n/t

[Supersedeas]

13. more unbudgeted moneys?