House Approves $70 Billion More For War
WASHINGTON - Congress approved $70 billion Wednesday for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, a bitter finish for majority Democrats who tried to force a change in President Bush’s war policy.
The House’s 272-142 vote also sent the president a $555 billion catchall spending bill that combines the war money with money for 14 Cabinet departments.
“This is a blank check,” complained Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass. “The new money in this bill represents one cave-in too many. It is an endorsement of George Bush’s policy of endless war.”
The vote reflected the reluctance by each party to deny money to troops in the field. At the same time, anti-war Democrats had found their position weakened by the decline in violence in Iraq.
(AP)
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From this article - http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/18/budget.battle/
The government spending watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense, which scrambled Monday to pore over the nearly 1,500-page bill that was made public late Sunday night, said it has identified almost 9,000 earmarks worth $7.4 billion.
Many of the earmarks avoided normal congressional scrutiny and were “airdropped” — or slipped in without going through normal committee consideration — into the final bill, the group said.
But Sen. Robert Byrd, D-West Virginia, chairman of the budget-writing appropriations committee, said the spending plan represents a dramatic decrease in pork-barrel projects from the one approved by Bush two years ago — when Republicans controlled Congress.
“The total dollars that are earmarked is reduced — hear me now — by 43 percent,” Byrd said Tuesday from the Senate floor. “That ain’t chicken feed.”
Nice try Mr Byrd, it should a 100% decrease in Earmarks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XevGb_GOA-o&eurl=https://pat-dollard.com/2007/12/18/popular-video-demand-byrd-barbaric-remix/
December 20th, 2007 at 7:59 amThe Grand Pubah was part of the bill writing committee? And which shaky geez-a-fied hand did he use? Probably the same one he wipes his ass with.
Hear me now: “NO MORE PORK old man”. And it ain’t enough money you fucking cheapskate.
December 20th, 2007 at 12:51 pm