The Senate was likely to pass last night an omnibus spending package that would include about $70 billion in funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Senate leadership aide. A day earlier, the House narrowly passed a version that would have provided $31 billion for the war in Afghanistan and prohibitions against funding the Iraq war. But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sought to amend the measure along the lines of what was recommended last…
Senate Likely To Pass $70 Billion War Funding Package
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