War Funding Bill
“As House leaders pulled the emergency supplemental spending bill from Thursday’s calendar, they face new problems from the party’s left wing in even getting the bill to the floor.
A leader of the Out-of-Iraq Caucus, upset that the spending bill continues the war well into 2009, said this morning that liberal members may join conservative Democrats in voting against the procedural motion needed to bring the bill to the floor.
Leaders of the conservative Blue Dog Democrats have said they may have enough votes to block the bill from coming up. They are angered that the bill would create a new educational benefit for veterans, called the GI Bill of Rights, without offsetting the cost with tax hikes or spending cuts.”
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