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House passes spending bill with Iraq deadline
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Mar 23, 2007 01:05pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Friday, March 23, 2007 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House of Representatives on Friday voted 218-212 to approve a spending bill that includes a firm deadline -- August 31, 2008 -- for combat troops to leave Iraq.
President Bush, who already has said he would veto the bill, was scheduled to make a statement at 1:45 p.m. ET.
The measure appears unlikely to pass the Senate.
Two House Republicans -- Reps. Walter Jones of North Carolina and Wayne Gilchrest of Maryland -- voted in favor of the bill. Fourteen Democrats voted against it.
After the bill's passage, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, told reporters that voters' voices "have been heard." |
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