Dems give in to common sense
By Sean Aqui | Related entries in Iraq, Legislation, Military, Money, NewsOn Friday, I laid out what sort of war-funding bill Congress had to assemble.
Now it looks like they’re doing exactly that.
In grudging concessions to President Bush, Democrats intend to draft an Iraq war-funding bill without a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops and shorn of billions of dollars in spending on domestic programs, officials said Monday.
The legislation would include the first federal minimum wage increase in more than a decade, a top priority for the Democrats who took control of Congress in January, the officials added.
While details remain subject to change, the measure is designed to close the books by Friday on a bruising veto fight between Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress over the war. It would provide funds for military operations in Iraq through Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year.
Good. Get it done, and start preparing for the next round, in September.
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May 24th, 2007 at 11:01 am
The Dems had to concede. Remember when Newt G. shut down the government to try to force Clinton’s hand? Newt lost, and so would Nancy if she did the same thing with the military spending. The Dems know their history well. It was tough pill, but the only pudent thing to do.