House Appropriators Dig in On War Funding Conditions

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House Appropriators Dig in On War Funding Conditions

House appropriators said Tuesday there would be no more emergency war funding without a policy change in Iraq, as the White House demanded unconditional funding by the end of the year.

House Appropriations Committee Chairman David R. Obey , D-Wis., and Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John P. Murtha , D-Pa., said they will not support any more war funding bills in the House this year. They said the military can survive on its regular budget until February or March, despite Pentagon and White House statements to the contrary.

Although they were not speaking for the House leadership, Obey and Murtha’s statements raise the stakes over war funding ahead of a short December session and amid increased administration concerns that the lack of war funding will hurt the military.

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