$106 billion war bill backed by U.S. House of Representatives
Thursday, June 18, 2009
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The United States' House of Representatives backed a US$106 billion dollar (€75 billion) war bill today. The Senate will take a look at the bill next. The bill would fund the war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The final vote was 226-202 in favor of the bill. The bill will also give authorization for $108 billion for credit lines for the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The bill will help to move President Barack Obama's plans to the next stage — namely reducing operations in Iraq and expanding in Afghanistan
The bill was tough to pass, with only five Republicans supporting it and thirty-two Democrats voting against. The lack of Republican support was due to the introduction of measures to provide $108 billion of new credit lines to the IMF, which they argue should have been part of a separate bill.
The bill also included compromises with regards to Guantanamo Bay, allowing suspects to be taken to the United States for questioning but not for permanent detention.
[edit] Sources
- Jeremy Pelofsky, Reuters. "U.S. House clears $106 billion war funding, Senate next" — Yahoo! News, June 16, 2009
- Associated Press. "House Approves $106B War-Funding Bill" — WCCO, June 16, 2009
