Democrats may revise 2002 bill allowing Bush to call war
POSTED: 3:13 p.m. EST, January 26, 2007
Story Highlights
• Dems want to explore ways to affect policy, strategy in Iraq, Hoyer says
• "Possible vehicles" may include spending bills for military, diplomacy
• House, Senate expected to pass bipartisan resolution opposing troop surge
• Hoyer appeals to international community to contribute more money to Iraq
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democrats may promote a new revised bill authorizing the use of force in Iraq -- to replace the 2002 bill that allowed the Bush administration to proceed with the war, a top Democrat said Friday.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer -- No. 2 in the House behind Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- said that is one step Democrats might pursue to change conditions in Iraq.
"Frankly, it is time for the president to accept that we are no longer involved in a nation-building exercise. We are involved in conflict resolution," Hoyer said during a speech at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank.
After a series of congressional hearings on the war, "We will then explore appropriate ways to affect the policy and strategy being pursued in Iraq," Hoyer said.
Some ways include spending bills for military and diplomatic activities in Iraq "and possibly a revised authorization for the use of military force in Iraq that more accurately reflects the mission of our troops on the ground," he said.
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