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House Passes $50B Iraq Withdrawal Bill

November 15, 2007 · Filed Under U.S. News, War

House Democrats pushed through a $50 billion bill for the Iraq war Wednesday night that would require President Bush to start bringing troops home in coming weeks with a goal of ending combat by December 2008.

The legislation, passed 218-203, was largely a symbolic jab at Bush, who already has begun reducing force levels but opposes a congressionally mandated timetable on the war. And while the measure was unlikely to pass in the Senate—let alone overcome a presidential veto—Democrats said they wanted voters to know they weren’t giving up.

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Tags: Congress, Democrats, Funding, Iraq, U.S. News, Withdrawal

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