Republican Controlled Senate Votes to Cut Funding For Troops in Iraq

[RedEarth]

Senate Votes To Cut Funding For Troops In Iraq and Afghanistan
On the Senate floor earlier today, 59 senators (52 Republicans, 7 Democrats) voted for an amendment proposed by Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) that effectively cut $1.9 billion from funds for troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan (see the text of the amendment here). Despite the fact that the Senate’s $106.5 supplemental spending measure is full of bloated earmarks that could be trimmed, the Gregg amendment to the Iraq supplemental specifically diverted $1.9 billion from defense appropriations for domestic border security. Congressional Quarterly provides the details:

The amendment would apply an across-the-board cut to the $69 billion included in the bill for the military. Of that amount, $67.6 billion was requested for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and $1.4 billion was designated to repair hurricane damage done to military infrastructure along the Gulf Coast.

more..........Repbulicans must hate America

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/26/senate-cuts-troop-funding/

[opihimoimoi]

1. They back the Troops with BS

[yourout]

2. I want to know who the 7 Dems are that voted against the troops.

[jaredt112]

3. IIRC, Byrd and Feingold were two of them.

Feinstein MAY have been one too. I was listening to CSPAN at the time of the vote, and remember hearing them vote yes.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. This is what Dimson threatened to veto if it was passed, isn't it?

It is all a big,fat circus for the populace.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. So what's the other $36 billion for? If $69m for military + $1.4m =$70.4m.