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House Passes Spending Bill With Billions More Coming for War
December 18th, 2007
Why didn’t the soft ass Democrats go ahead and put the 40 billion in the current bill and get it over with; because we all know in the final analysis they will bend over, grab their ankles, and give their leader, President Bush, anything he wants.
House Passes $516 Billion Spending Bill, but Bush Wants $40 Billion More for War in Iraq
Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2007
By: Andew Taylor, Associated Press
WASHINGTON - (AP) The House Monday approved a $516 billion measure funding 14 Cabinet agencies and funding for troops in Afghanistan, setting the stage for a year-end budget deal with the White House.
President Bush has signaled he’ll ultimately sign the measure — assuming up to $40 billion more is provided by the Senate for the Iraq war — despite opposition from GOP conservatives.
In an unusual two-step, lawmakers first voted 253-154 to approve the omnibus spending bill; they then voted 206-201 to add $31 billion for troops in Afghanistan to the measure. The combined $516 billion spending package is set for Senate debate on Tuesday.
31 Billion 6 years into Afghanistan
40 Billion 4 years into Iraq, and no signs that we’ll be slow anything down any time soon.
71 Billion dollars for War!
And some people have the nerve to say that war isn’t about somebody getting paid.
If you really believe that, you need to stop shooting up with that opium that they’re growing over in Afghanistan.
I feel like I’m living in the twilight zone — Like this can’t be real.
When it rains it pours, they got money for war but can’t feed the poor.
–Tupac Shakur, 1993
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