House Passes Defense Policy Bill

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Source: Associated Press

The House passed a defense policy bill on Wednesday that would authorize $696 billion in military programs, including $189 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The measure, which covers the budget year that began Oct. 1, does not send money to the Pentagon. But it is considered a crucial policy measure because it guides companion spending legislation and dictates the acquisition and management of weapons programs.

The Senate intended to follow suit this week and send the bill to President Bush, who is expected to sign it. The House vote was 370-49.

"It's good for our troops, good for our families," said Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, which wrote the bill. "It will help improve readiness for our armed forces and bring new oversight to the Department of Defense in areas where oversight was sorely needed in the past."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071212/ap_on_go_co/defense_budget_6

[Robbien]

1. Giving Bush not only what he asked for, but more.

Only 49 true representatives of the people. With people such as Steny Hoyer leading the Dem Party, I am sure the party will find a way to edge those 49 people out and replace them with nice Robber Baron Blue Dogs.

[VP505]

2. I am sure it will

because as we all know the House and Senate Dem's have been kocking themselves out with all that oversite they have been doing.:sarcasm:

"bring new oversight to the Department of Defense in areas where oversight was sorely needed in the past"

[colbertforpresident]

3. Decieved

the Dems are Repub Lite!

[balantz]

4. Agreed.

I only question that "lite" part anymore

[L0oniX]

5. Money for war and nothing for health care. The asinine country that cares not for its own.

They'd rather spend it to murder innocent Iraqis.

[pleah]

6. I'm so mad I can't even post a decent message.

[focusfan]

7. damn who feels betrayed by the sorry ass democrates in congress

i get the feeling this congress is worser than the other
congress

[Brrrp]

8. It's not just the Democrats. It's that we don't have a democracy.

Both parties work for the same people--the big-time bankers and businessmen who run this country. That's who they represent, not us.