House Oks War Funds Until July ; Bush Vows to Veto Bill, Open to Benchmark Talks
The Washington Times › May 11, 2007
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The House last night ignored a veto threat and passed a bill to ration war funds, hours after President Bush for the first time offered to negotiate Iraq benchmarks with the Democrat-led Congress.
The bill, which would fund the war in two-month installments and sets up a possible troop withdrawal in August, passed in a 221-205 vote, with Democrats backing the bill by 219-10 and Republicans opposed by 195-2.See the full content of this document
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House Oks War Funds Until July ; Bush Vows to Veto Bill, Open to Benchmark Talks
A separate House bill for a prompt troop pullout died on a 255- 171 vote, significantly more support than expected, with 169 Democrats and two Republicans, voting for the immediate pullout and sending a loud message to Mr. Bush.
The president rejected the fund-rati...See the full content of this document
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