House Democrats seek $94.2 billion in emergency funds

[Joanne98]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives will seek passage in coming weeks of $94.2 billion in emergency money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other programs, including $2 billion more to prepare for an influenza pandemic.

House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, outlining the legislation for reporters, also said the legislation would include $2.2 billion to fund some C-17 airplanes for the Pentagon. But it will not address future purchases of a refueling tanker airplane sought by the Air Force.



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5435OP20090504

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There's always plenty of money for WAR!

[robinlynne]

1. for war. for war.... The people of this country just voted for NO MORE WAR.

Congress needs to start hearing the people of America!

[Oregone]

4. No they didn't

They voted for Obama, who makes war sound pretty. He always campaigned on escalating Afghanistan.

Yeah, he is proceeding with an Iraq pullout. We will leave enough around to get sucked back in. You don't buid embassies that big and give up tactical outposts in resource rich land because of "landmark" elections.

[Sgent]

12. I certainly didn't

I voted for a pull out in Iraq -- which was a pointless war, and an escalation to find/eliminate Bin Laden, his network, and those who protect him (Taliban).

[saigon68]

13. Pissing More $$$ away on War

Ya that's the ticket

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. fp

[Enrique]

3. I thought we weren't going to do that anymore

I thought the war was going to be funded through the normal appropriations process.

Oh, and by the way that's a lot of money. When are those numbers going to start coming down?

[Oregone]

5. Same here

[sandnsea]

7. Me too

This is why Democrats get voted out of office.

[mike_c]

6. rat bastards....

:grr:

[ixion]

8. hundreds of billions of dollars for war...what a crock

seriously. :grr:

[snowdays]

9. and they want it QUICK......

The Pentagon wants the U.S. Congress to approve the money promptly, before a congressional recess that is scheduled to start at the end of May.

[tomm2thumbs]

10. Sorry, we gave all that money to AIG - come again next year

Thanks for dropping by

[Baby Snooks]

11. But Congress has an ATM....

And we, the taxpayers, are the ATM.