Senate Votes $165 Billion for Iraq Occupation

Richard Cowan
Reuters
May 23, 2008

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved an additional $165 billion to wage war in Iraq and Afghanistan for another year after lawmakers blocked proposed timetables for withdrawing American troops from Iraq.

By a vote of 70-26, the Senate passed the new war money the Pentagon says it urgently needs to avoid civilian layoffs and the interruption of soldiers’ paychecks within months.

The House of Representatives still must weigh in on the legislation. Last week, it passed a drastically different bill that failed to provide any new money for the wars and would withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of 2009.

The House is likely to consider its next step in early June after lawmakers return from a week-long recess.

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This article was posted: Friday, May 23, 2008 at 9:26 am

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