capj71 | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 20 2008 | House of Representatives, iraq war, afghanistan, war funding, nancy pelosi
By a vote of 268-155 the House of Representatives has passed a $162 billion war spending bill that will carry funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan beyond the end of George W. Bush's term.Democrats supported the bill due to inclusion of such domestic provisions such as an additional 13 weeks of unemployment insurance, and the new GI Bill.
capj71 | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 16 2008 | news, politics, House of Representatives, GOP, 2008 election
Today House Republicans successfully blocked a bill from passing that would have encouraged states to hold verifiable elections by converting to a paper ballot voting system, offer emergency paper ballots, and conduct hand-counted audits. The bill titled the Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008 fell short of the 2/3 needed for passage. The vote was 239-178 in favor.
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