Republicans came to President Obama's rescue Tuesday, providing him the votes needed for quick passage of a $59 billion emergency war-spending bill to fund his 30,000 Afghanistan troop surge.
The bill cleared the House by a vote of 308-114, or well more than the two-thirds needed under expedited rules. It now heads to Mr. Obama for his signature after House Democratic leaders acceded to the administration's demand for action and gave up their hopes of tacking on billions of dollars in new stimulus spending.
Republicans said the bill could have been passed two months ago but for Democrats' desire to add more domestic stimulus spending to the measure.
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2 comments:
How are they paying for this?
They're borrowing the money from China, 9:41. Just like they 'pay' for everything else.
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