Lawmakers pledge supplemental war bill will pass soon

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Lawmakers pledge supplemental war bill will pass soon
By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Saturday, May 10, 2008

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in Congress have pledged to push through a war supplemental budget by Memorial Day. What else they’ll pass with it is still up in the air.

This week, House leaders delayed plans to debate a $184 billion war supplemental measure because of objections raised by both Republicans and Democrats. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she’s confident the issues can be worked out quickly.

“Next week we will come to the floor with a bill that has the full consensus of the Democrats, and hopefully can attract a large number of Republicans as well,” she said Thursday.

The supplemental bill includes nearly $100 billion in funds for this fiscal year, money Department of Defense officials say they need by mid-June to continue operations in Iraq and Afghanistan without disrupting pay for servicemembers.

But in addition to the funds, Pelosi said the chamber will consider an amendment requiring the U.S. remove all troops from Iraq in the next 18 months, language that has failed to gain support in the Senate on several previous budget bills.


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uhc comment: The occupation continues. :(