Now what?
http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/may/07/reid_spokesman_short_term_war_funding_option_wont_fly_in_senateReid Spokesman: Short-Term War-Funding Option Won't Fly In Senate
By Greg Sargent | bio
The other day we told you that a senior Congressional leadership source had confided to us that the short-term war-funding measure favored by Dem Rep. David Obey was going to face some serious reluctance in the Senate.
The Obey measure -- which would fund the war through July but make further funding contingent on progress in Iraq -- had stirred optimism among some Dem House staffers because it would allow Dems to keep standing up to the White House on Iraq while ducking Bush's charges that Dems weren't funding the troops.
Well, now Senate leader Harry Reid's spokesman has confirmed it: The plan is a non-starter in the Senate. From CQ Congress Daily (sub. only):
A House-backed plan to send President Bush a supplemental spending bill to fund the war only through July is not likely to get through the Senate, an aide to Senate Majority Leader Reid said today. "It's not anything that will fly in the Senate," spokesman Jim Manley said. Manley's comments and earlier opposition from Senate Armed Services Chairman Levin are likely to complicate efforts by the White House and congressional leaders to wrap up a new spending bill before the Memorial Day recess later this month.No word yet on why. Now what?