Read more war funding stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17024/war-funding.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:44:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62063/house-dems-clear-106b-war-funding-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWar-funding legislation survived a fierce partisan battle in the House today, a major step in providing commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan the money they would need for the coming months. Democratic leaders pushing the $106 billion measure had to overcome an unusual alliance. Anti-war Democrats opposed continued war spending, and...http://www.newser.com/story/62063/house-dems-clear-106b-war-funding-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 21:53:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59491/dems-wont-fund-gitmo-closing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's allies in the Senate will not provide funds to close the Guantanamo Bay prison by January, a top Democratic official said today. With debate looming on Obama's spending request to cover military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the official says Democrats will deny the Pentagon and...http://www.newser.com/story/59491/dems-wont-fund-gitmo-closing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 12:33:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58053/dems-deny-obama-funds-to-close-gitmo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's request for $80 million to close Guantanamo Bay was cut from the House version of a war spending bill unveiled yesterday, CNN reports. Democratic lawmakers, whose bill totaled $94.2 billion, said if the president wants money to close Guantanamo Bay then he'll first have to come up...http://www.newser.com/story/58053/dems-deny-obama-funds-to-close-gitmo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 2:19:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55791/obama-seeks-834b-for-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama will ask Congress for $83.4 billion in supplemental funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the AP reports. Obama had in the past opposed such requests outside of the federal budget, but the administration says it's necessary one final time to fund the military through the...http://www.newser.com/story/55791/obama-seeks-834b-for-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 17:13:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31052/congress-passes-162b-measure-to-fund-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate tonight passed a $162 billion war spending plan, sending to President Bush legislation that will pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next president takes office. The package, approved 92-6, includes a doubling of GI Bill college benefits. It also provides a 13-week extension of unemployment...http://www.newser.com/story/31052/congress-passes-162b-measure-to-fund-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Jun 2008 22:24:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30485/house-oks-war-funding-aid-for-flood-relief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA much-delayed Iraq war funding bill sailed through the House tonight, along with a doubling of college aid for returning troops and help for the unemployed and Midwestern flood victims. Republican allies of President Bush provided the winning margin in a 268-155 vote to provide $162 billion to fund US...http://www.newser.com/story/30485/house-oks-war-funding-aid-for-flood-relief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Jun 2008 21:10:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30367/party-leaders-in-house-reach-deal-on-war-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA two-year fight between the White House and Democrats over war funding has been resolved, the New York Times reports. House leaders reached a deal to allocate $163 billion for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan through early next year. The measure, expected to be approved by the full House...http://www.newser.com/story/30367/party-leaders-in-house-reach-deal-on-war-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Jun 2008 21:58:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29760/war-spending-strategy-soak-the-grandkids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Congress tackles the latest "emergency" spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan, bringing the total to more than $860 billion, Ruth Marcus notes in the Washington Post: "For the first time in American history, every penny of that amount will have been borrowed. For the first time, billions more will...http://www.newser.com/story/29760/war-spending-strategy-soak-the-grandkids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jun 2008 11:47:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27615/house-rejects-1625b-bill-to-fund-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House today shot down a $162.5 billion bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan into next year after a surprise tactic by angry Republicans, the Washington Post reports. The bill failed by a vote of 148-141 after 132 members of the GOP abstained. By doing so,...http://www.newser.com/story/27615/house-rejects-1625b-bill-to-fund-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 May 2008 17:10:00 CDT