December 17, 2007
Today, December 17, the House of Representatives will take up an Omnibus spending bill to provide funding for all U.S. government agencies and to provide additional war funding. The measure will then go the Senate for consideration.
Please call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at 1-202-224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Senators’ offices. Please be sure to talk with BOTH of your Senators.
Please tell your Senators to vote against any amendment to the bill that would add money for the Iraq war in this spending bill.
The House bill, most likely to be voted upon this evening, includes $31 billion in funds for the war in Afghanistan. It specifically states that funds cannot be used for the Iraq war, other than to purchase body armor
The Senate will then take up the omnibus spending measure. Most likely, several Senators will seek to amend the bill to include funding for the Iraq war, bringing the total war spending in the bill to $70 billion for the Iraq – Afghanistan wars.
Then the bill will go back to the House for a vote on the final version of the bill.
Read the House bill
Read the House explanation of its version of the bill.
