U.S. Military Spending Bill at a Glance

[Omaha Steve]

http://omaha.cox.net/cci/newsnational/national?_mode=view&_state=maximized&view=article&id=D8O1G2H00&_action=validatearticle

U.S. Military Spending Bill at a Glance
03-22-2007 5:19 PM
By The Associated Press

(Associated Press) -- The House on Thursday debated a $124 billion bill that would:

_Give about $96 billion to the Defense Department, mostly to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

_Require the president to begin pulling an unspecified number of combat troops out next spring, completing the redeployment on Aug. 31, 2008.

_Add $1 billion to protect against pandemic flu.

_Add $1.7 billion for defense health programs, including efforts to treat brain injuries and post-traumatic stress syndrome.

_Prevent any money from being used to close Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

_Include legislation passed by the House this year that would increase the minimum wage and cut some related small business taxes.

_Add nearly $4 billion for agricultural assistance.

FULL article at link.

[Rusty MacHenry]

1. Decent bill

It could be better though, I wish March of 2008 wasn't the date for withdraal, I wish it could be closer but it could be a plan I can hold my head high on.

Lots of pork though and I don't like the minimum wage attached to it, exactly why is that attached to a military spending bill, is it supposed to make the blue dog lawmakers happy?

[Rusty MacHenry]

2. Decent bill

It could be better though, I wish March of 2008 wasn't the date for withdraal, I wish it could be closer but it could be a plan I can hold my head high on.

Lots of pork though and I don't like the minimum wage attached to it, exactly why is that attached to a military spending bill?

[johnnypneumatic]

3. so how does this help? gives * all the money he wants and

a year with no real consequences, then he'll weasel out of it anyway, besides asking for another 100 billion next spring?
Is there any requirements on how to pay for all this? how about increasing taxes on the rich to pay for this?

[BayCityProgressive]

4. yup

a total sham.

[Rusty MacHenry]

5. You may think it's a total sham

But it will include a withdrawal plan and that's fine with me. If this were the Repukes running this bill it would be a squeaky clean bill with no withdrawal plan at all and that's a total sham, not this bill.