War Bill PASSES Congress
OPS_admin | Jul 27, 2010 | Comments 0
Democrats Fail To Strike Down War Funding Bill
Antiwar Democrats have a rare opportunity to knock down a war funding bill, just days after Wikileaks released more than 90,000 documents confirming their worst fears about the direction of the conflict.
The House is bringing the bill up under a suspension of the rules, which require a two-thirds vote. Only 144 votes would be needed to to stop the war funding. The vote is expected to occur mid-afternoon. [UPDATE: So much for that. Only 102 Democrats joined a dozen Republicans and the war money passed, 308-114.]
The most recent vote on war money came July 1 and included an amendment to create a timetable for withdrawal. That measure drew 162 votes of support. A tougher amendment — to fund the occupation only for the purpose of withdrawing — garnered but a hundred votes.
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