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U.S. Senate approves war funds
http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/18/u-s-senate-approves-war-funds/
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a $106 billion spending bill that includes about $80 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, sending the bill to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature.
The money will fund the wars through October. The 91-5 vote followed a much closer procedural vote that added $1 billion in start-up funds for the “Cash For Clunkers” program, an effort to revive the stalled U.S. auto industry.
The money brings the running tab for both conflicts to about $950 billion, according to figures from the Congressional Research Service. The agency estimated that more than three-quarters of the money so far has gone to the war in Iraq, where most of the U.S. troops sent to those conflicts have been deployed.
http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/18/u-s-senate-approves-war-funds/
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a $106 billion spending bill that includes about $80 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, sending the bill to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature.
The money will fund the wars through October. The 91-5 vote followed a much closer procedural vote that added $1 billion in start-up funds for the “Cash For Clunkers” program, an effort to revive the stalled U.S. auto industry.
The money brings the running tab for both conflicts to about $950 billion, according to figures from the Congressional Research Service. The agency estimated that more than three-quarters of the money so far has gone to the war in Iraq, where most of the U.S. troops sent to those conflicts have been deployed.