House nixes Rep. Kucinich proposal to tie Libya funding to declaration of war

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: The Hill

The House on Friday again defeated an attempt by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) to cut off funding for the military intervention in Libya.

Kucinich and other members offered multiple amendments during three days of debate on the 2012 Defense Appropriations Act that would have restricted or totally cut off funds for the controversial military operation.

The amendment the anti-war liberal offered on Friday morning would have prohibited funds in the bill be used for the Libya mission unless Congress formerly declares war against the country. The amendment was voted down 169-251.

Kucinich said the Obama administration is on pace to spend $1 billion on the operation by September “without this Congress having any say whatsoever.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/170397-house-nixes-rep-kucinich-proposal-to-tie-libya-funding-to-declaration-of-war

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Republicans were almost evenly split on Kucinich's proposal, but Democrats opposed it more than 2-1:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll530.xml

[dbonds]

1. I supported Dennis in this endeavor

Too bad we don't have enough constitutionally inclined representatives.

[locahungaria]

2. Thank you for providing the link for the vote.

Now I can see how my worthless congresswoman voted. :puke:

I'm sorry to say that I voted for her in '10; now that I'm starting to pay attention to her voting record, I wish I would have written in my cats name instead.

[OnyxCollie]

3. Tim Ryan voted against it.

You let me down, Tim.

[digitaln3rd]

4. So all this talk about having to cut social programs because of the deficit..

And we're continuing to spend a billion dollars on war? >_<

[harun]

5. There's never a problem spending money on that. From either party.

[stockholmer]

6. Republicans were almost evenly split on Kucinich's proposal, but Democrats opposed it more than 2-1

Pretty much says it all. The US is trapped in a game of 'my party, right or wrong' bollocks.

:thumbsdown:

[JJW]

7. In 2006, Pelosi said....

Give Dems the leadership in the Senatee and the House and they stop funding Bush wars.

Remenber when Murtha was saying the military was stretched to the breaking point?