Senate moves ahead on approving billions to pay for Obama’s troop increase in Afghanistan
By APThursday, May 27, 2010
Test vote success in Senate on Afghan troop money
WASHINGTON — The Senate has given a vote of confidence to a bill to pay for President Barack Obama’s troop increase in Afghanistan.
The 69-29 test vote sets the stage for a final vote as early as Thursday evening on the almost $60 billion measure. About half the money would cover the 30,000 additional U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
The bill includes $5 billion to replenish disaster aid accounts, and there’s money for Haitian earthquake relief and aid to U.S. allies in the fight against terror.
Senate Democrats rejected two attempts by Republicans to pay for the measure with cuts to other programs, thereby not adding to the deficit.
Filed under: Government
Tags: Afghanistan, Asia, Barack Obama, Central Asia, North America, Troop Deployments, United States, Washington
Tags: Afghanistan, Asia, Barack Obama, Central Asia, North America, Troop Deployments, United States, Washington
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