Politics

House Approves $45 Billion More For Iraq War

WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives voted to advance the Pentagon another $45 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Monday as it passed a $409 billion defense spending bill. The House approved the emergency "bridge fund," which would bring costs of the U.S. military operations to more than $300 billion, as President Bush was forced to step up his defense of the Iraq war in the face of sliding public support. Posted by Editor at June 21, 2005 05:19 PM