funds for operations in Iraq/Afghanistan might be depleted by mid-November

[The Straight Story]

Military's looming cash shortage spurs talks on spending bill

By Megan Scully, CongressDaily
Conferees on the fiscal 2006 defense appropriations bill are expected to get down to work sometime next week, allowing roughly three weeks to hammer out differences between the House and Senate-passed versions of the legislation before the military's operations accounts run dry.

Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, said Tuesday that he wants both chambers to pass the conference report by Veterans Day, Nov. 11, and hopes President Bush will sign the legislation by Nov. 15.

Stevens has said that funding for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan might be depleted by mid-November, making passage of the Defense spending bill -- which includes a "bridge fund" to pay for those operations through early spring -- a top priority. Congress approved a continuing resolution to fund government agencies, but that expires Nov. 18.

"We can't find big dollars right now," Stevens said.

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[louis-t]

1. Maybe they can try and track down the...

9 BILLION FRIGGIN' RECONSTRUCTION DOLLARS THEY LOST!!!

Sorry, lost my head.

[Vincardog]

3. May be they should ask where exactly the 200 Billion already funded

but not accounted for went. You know if they quit paying the thugs to loot maybe they would quit torturing too.

[tabasco]

2. No problem. Borrow & spend republicans will just ...

borrow more money from China ! See? Problem solved ! Just put it on credit !

[gulfcoastliberal]

4. Ah, just cull all domestic spending, shut most the of federal govt, send

the money right to the DOD. Seems like that's what we're on track to do.

[killbotfactory]

5. Plenty more where that came from!

Cha-CHING!

[bemildred]

6. Flush!

:hurts: