Murtha: Two-month Iraq spending bill ‘very likely’

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Keeping the dim one on a short leash; not a bad idea imo. Thoughts?

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Murtha: Two-month Iraq spending bill ‘very likely’
Submitted by davidswanson on Sat, 2007-04-21 10:40. Congress

By Mike Soraghan, The Hill

A two-month spending bill to cover the costs of the Iraq war is “very likely” after President Bush vetoes the current Iraq spending bill, House Defense Appropriations Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) said Friday.

House Democrats named their conferees at the beginning of this week and they are to meet Monday, though much of the work on the conference report has been done. The conference report is expected to include an “advisory” date for the withdrawal of troops, rather than the firm September 2008 deadline included in the House version of the bill.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said he expects the bill will be sent to Bush by late next week or the following Monday. Bush has repeatedly threatened to veto the bill.

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) has begun to whip on the conference report, sending a questionnaire to members about whether they’ll support it. But leadership has not given members specifics about what will be in the conference report.

House Defense appropriator Jim Moran (D-Va.) said a two-month bill is intended to keep troops funded without giving the president too much latitude.

“Six months is probably too long,” Moran said. “One month — it takes longer than that to pass the thing.”

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